Chapter 130: Amygdala and Hippocampus
It was an amazing feeling. This kind of feeling, in the past, Lu Ming has never experienced.
Every thought, every thought, every thought in his mind, including every information received by touch, vision, taste, hearing, etc., Lu Ming can clearly realize that it comes from himself, not from the outside world.
After all, external stimuli are actually perceived by consciousness only by activating the corresponding receptors and nerves of the human body itself. From this point of view, every subtle activity in the mind comes from oneself, not from the outside world.
The conjecture of the famous "brain in a jar" is based on this.
But now, Lu Ming can clearly feel that the feeling he feels at this moment is not from himself.
It comes from the outside world.
A certain feeling in the outside world, through some mysterious and unknown way, suddenly appeared in my mind.
With Section Chief Tan's eucalyptus in front of him, when this feeling appeared, Lu Ming was not too shocked to get out of the state of concentration. At this moment, he can still barely control his mind, and he can spare his energy to peruse that "feeling".
As Chief Tan said, he felt anger, hatred, betrayal, deception, and disgust, as well as ...... Impatience and rejection.
It's a wonderful process that can't be described in words. Lu Ming did really experience these emotions, but he couldn't say how he realized them.
The feeling only appeared for a moment, and then vanished. It seems that Lou Shen took the initiative to cut off the communication. Also, it should no longer respond to requests for people to try to get in touch.
After stabilizing his mind, Lu Ming opened his eyes.
He saw the faces of the two brain scientists, full of eagerness.
"Sergeant Lu, what do you feel? How do you feel it? You ......"
Lu Ming waved his hand, temporarily stopped their inquiry, and then looked at Zhang Dingshan: "I feel it too." The content is similar to that of Section Chief Tan. It was an amazing feeling, and I can't describe it in detail. Well...... Lou Shen seemed impatient with our attempts to get in touch. I sensed that it seemed to have decided that it would not respond to us again. ”
Zhang Dingshan nodded lightly.
The situation has progressed so far, if the so-called telepathy of Section Chief Tan before, even with the endorsement of the two brain scientists, still has certain doubts and cannot be fully trusted, then at this moment, with Lu Ming's personal experience and three evidences, then this matter is worth admitting.
"It seems that our attempt has failed. Lou Shen was reluctant to contact us, let alone start negotiations. ”
"Indeed."
He Wei felt a little regretful in her heart, but she also knew that in the face of Lu Ming's whimsical suggestion at the beginning, after verification, she could actually gain a little bit, not only confirming the existence of Lou Shen as an intelligent body, but also confirming that Lou Shen has the ability of "telepathy", which is enough.
To solve the problem through negotiations, or temporarily suppress the Lou Shen, several members of the second team of the operation did not have much hope at the beginning. There is nothing to regret in the end of failure at this moment.
Lu Ming looked at the two brain science experts: "Now, it can basically be regarded as confirming the existence of telepathy, right?" ”
Professor Sui nodded: "Even if it is not fully confirmed, there are ninety percent." ”
"Good. Well, in theory......"
"Lu Ming."
Zhang Dingshan called out Lu Ming's name, stopped his inquiry, and then said, "Let's leave here first." ”
Lu Ming was startled, and then realized that his group was still in danger at the moment. This is not the place to analyze the problem in detail and discuss the problem.
Professor Sui and the middle-aged female brain scientist immediately walked to Zhang Dingshan's side and pleaded with him.
"Sergeant Zhang, let's give it a try, shall we? Just give it a try! Sheriff Zhang, you don't understand the significance of this matter, it is very likely to bring a huge boost to our human brain science research, which is very important! Tens of millions of lives could be saved! ”
Zhang Dingshan was silent for a moment, but still shook his head.
"Unfortunately, no. And...... We also have to mothball the equipment brought by the two of you. You can't take the data with you. Moreover, the two of them also need to sign a confidentiality agreement, and everything that happens here today must be kept strictly confidential and must not be leaked. Otherwise, the two will be tried by a military court. ”
"What?"
Professor Sui was stunned, and his expression immediately turned pale. The middle-aged female professor yelled in disbelief, "How can you do this? You know you're sinning! You are committing a medical crime against the entire human world, against the entire human race! ”
Zhang Dingshan looked at Gao Chunhua. Gao Chunhua led several security guards to step forward immediately, and grabbed the arms of the two professors from left to right.
"Let's get out of here first."
The two professors still refused to calm down, and under the struggle, they shouted and protested to Zhang Dingshan. Zhang Dingshan was silent all the way.
Finally arrived at the temporary headquarters, and waited for the two professors to calm down a little before they were brought back into the conference room.
"There is a suspected 'telepathy' phenomenon here in the Marina Building, and I will report it to my superiors. It is up to the superiors to decide whether to conduct follow-up research on this matter, when and at what time. What I can assure you of is that once your superiors start researching, I will recommend them as well. With their qualifications and current experience, it is very likely that they will be selected for the research team. ”
The two professors, who still had indignation on their faces, changed their expressions in an instant under Zhang Dingshan's words.
In any case, it's better than getting nothing.
"If that's all right, sign this non-disclosure agreement."
The two no longer hesitated, and immediately picked up the pen and signed their names and pressed their fingerprints.
From this point on, the behavior of the two will be bound by this agreement. If something is done that violates the protocol, the punishment will come immediately.
"Okay, let's start the discussion. I hope you two can use their wisdom to cooperate with us. ”
"No problem."
Two professors, a man and a woman, expressed their positions one after another.
Lu Ming opened his mouth and asked the question he hadn't asked before.
"I want to know, theoretically, what is the possibility of achieving 'telepathy'? In other words, the existence of the Marina Building, which is most likely to use telepathy? ”
This is important.
With the ability to realize telepathy, it is one of the few things that is known about Lou Shen so far. And, through this clue, it is possible to spy on more secrets of Lou Shen.
The two professors were lost in thought. After a long time, the male professor said: "From the perspective of the structure and operation mechanism of the brain, and from the understanding we have of the brain, in order to achieve telepathy, it is necessary to achieve some mechanism to stimulate the nerves of the brain, so that they can produce corresponding synapses. ”
The female professor said, "The essence of memory is the synapses of nerve cells, and you should know that. ”
Nerve cells are constantly having new synapses forming and old synapses are disappearing. When an animal is exposed to an external stimulus, the number of synapses forming and disappearing increases suddenly. Studies have shown that some synapses only exist for a few hours, while others persist for a long time and may be fixed to form new neural circuits.
Fixed, new neural circuits mean long-term or permanent memory.
Lu Ming nodded, signaling that he knew.
The male professor continued: "Frankly, we don't have much research on the specific mechanisms of memory formation. There are so many mysteries in the brain that we still know only a small part of them. We don't have any ideas about how to stimulate nerve cell dendrites and axons from the outside. But if you analyze it from the perspective of physics, there should only be a few options that can directly act on brain nerve cells, right? Electromagnetic wave? Radiation? Some kind of field force? Neutrino? Or what what dark matter? ”
The female professor added: "What you feel is only emotion, not substance. This means that it is likely that the amygdala and hippocampus are stimulated. These two structures are responsible for processing emotions. ”
He Wei subconsciously said: "Amygdala? ”
The mechanism by which the phobic toxin poisons humans is also achieved through the amygdala.
Lu Ming immediately said: "Is it possible that the telepathy is some kind of chemical?" Like, like pheromones secreted by ants? Uh, that is, Lou Shen secretes a certain chemical that enters the human body and stimulates the amygdala and hippocampus to make people feel a certain emotion in order to achieve telepathy? ”
The male professor nodded slowly while thinking: "This possibility also exists. It's just that you and Section Chief Tan both said that you clearly feel that this 'information' comes from the outside, not from your own body. If a chemical stimulates the amygdala and hippocampus, it probably wouldn't be the case according to common sense. But who knows? There's so much we don't know. Maybe that's what this chemical is. ”
Zhang Dingshan looked at He Wei, Lu Ming and Lu Qingliang, and after finding that the three of them were fine, he stood up and stretched out his hand to the two professors: "Okay, then let's do this first, trouble the two of you." Later, a vigilante will take you back. ”
After tossing and turning all night at this moment, it was almost dawn. The two reluctantly got up, shook hands with Zhang Dingshan and a few others, and then turned around and left here step by step.
Before leaving, he instructed Zhang Dingshan to notify them as soon as he made progress.
After sending the two away, Zhang Dingshan returned to the conference room again.
"Negotiation communication strategies failed. Now, let's vote again on whether to move forward to the next step. ”
This time, Lu Ming did not hesitate and raised his hand directly. He Wei and Lu Qingliang also raised their hands in agreement.
"Okay, then report to Li."