"At the current pace, we will be able to transplant the regenerated nerves in a week at most, which is a big job."

"In terms of surgery, it's up to you then, junior."

Jin Dong looked at the neurons that were growing inside the glass pillar and said to Zhao Sheng.

Although it is only a paraspinal nerve transplant, the difficulty is still high and scary.

"Actually, I was wondering if it would be possible to add nerve grafting technology at the same time as the nerve graft, so that the nerve interface could be completed directly at the same time as the nerve graft, so that the patient could directly connect to the external device through the nerve after surgery."

"In this way, maybe humans will be able to do things that they couldn't do before."

Zhao Sheng said with some wistfulness.

Neural connection, external equipment, the application of this technology, can be said to be very extensive.

"In fact, there is already a PRIME project abroad, that is, a precision robot implanted into a brain-computer interface, and clinical trials have begun.

Jin Dong nodded and continued.

"Of course, the goal of this technology is to establish a fast communication channel between humans and computers, especially in terms of human output information, which greatly surpasses the current slow mouse and keyboard technology. As far as I know, the company has done a lot of animal experiments, such as by implanting a chip in the brain that allows monkeys to control the cursor on the screen with their minds. ”

After a pause, Jin Dong said again.

"Brain-computer interface, in the information age, the future is definitely the biggest weather vane, there is no one."

Zhao Sheng said with some sighs.

Brain-computer interface is a technology that develops direct information interaction between machines and the nervous system. This direct exchange of information, bypassing any muscular movement and sensory organs, is mutual.

On the one hand, machines can pick up the brain's intentions by reading the electromagnetic signals generated by neural activity. For example, people can control mobile phones and computers, operate robotic arms, speak through loudspeakers, and even establish a direct mental connection between humans and computers based on their mental intentions.

Machines, on the other hand, can also input information to the brain through electrical stimulation of specific clusters of neurons. This is to convert images, sounds, etc. into neural signals, and directly input them into the relevant cortex of the brain, which can bypass the eyes and ears and bring about the subjective experience of vision and hearing.

This kind of technological prospect is a great boon for people with all kinds of disabilities, and most of the current research on brain-computer interfaces is limited to helping the disabled and patients with neurological diseases to regain their ability to resemble ordinary people.

"Although some companies have developed some brain-computer interface technology, it is still invasive, and most people can't accept this method."

Jin Dong shook his head slightly and said.

Invasive brain-computer interface, which requires a small hole in the skull, inserts the electrodes of the chip into a specific area of the cerebral cortex to directly read the extracellular electrical signals generated by neurons, which is one of the most hardcore directions in the field of brain-computer interface.

"It's this level of invasive surgery that is no longer possible for humans to do."

Zhao Sheng continued.

The invasive BCI procedure is very delicate, because the wires are thinner than a human hair, and the insertion process needs to avoid capillaries that cannot be seen by the human eye, so it must be done with a surgical robot.

First, the location of the implanted chip must be determined by means of functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI), and then a robot is used to insert wires thinner than a human hair into the cerebral cortex, avoiding tiny blood vessels.

This kind of surgical precision is unattainable by humans.

"Yes, the surgery of the future, is the world of robots."

Jin Dong also nodded.

The precision that human beings can achieve is always limited, and it cannot be improved infinitely.

"But that's still early."

After a pause, Jin Dong smiled again and said, the current surgery in the medical field still depends on humans, and surgical robots are far from being able to replace humans.

Not to mention anything else, surgical robots that cost tens of millions of dollars at every turn, except for large medical institutions, are basically unaffordable.

"Junior brother, is the one you wrote done? I've been writing since I heard you say I'm writing a long time ago. ”

Jin Dong suddenly remembered that it seemed that Zhao Sheng had said once that he was writing something, so he asked casually.

"It's written, and the manuscript was sent to the editor-in-chief yesterday."

Zhao Sheng was a little surprised that Jin Dong would ask about this, but he still said.

"Why don't I feel a little uninterested in it, if this is published, you will be a veritable writer, and besides, the realism of the doctor's theme, maybe you can adapt a TV series or something."

Jin Dong looked at Zhao Sheng with some puzzlement and asked.

What Zhao Sheng has been writing, he knows, what is the material, and it is also the work and life of a real doctor, it is not easy to conceive for ten months, and the child has been born now, why does he feel that Zhao Sheng is a little unhappy?

Just like Jin Dong, there has always been a plot in the depths of his mind since he was a child, that is, literature and things related to words cannot be lacking in life, and once he lacks or stays away from this kind of thing, he feels that his spirit will become mediocre, boring and dull.

It's just that his scientific research work is too busy, otherwise, he would also want to do a long-form creation or something.

"How wide the sea is, how deep the rivers and lakes are, the talents in the bureau understand. Writing something really real reveals the real life of medical staff, which may not be accepted by the public, and even the editors of publishing houses may not be optimistic. ”

"My book, not to mention whether it can be published or not, is published, and I estimate that it will be changed and deleted a lot of things."

Zhao Sheng said very indifferently, from the creation of this film called "Doctor Zhao, help!" He was mentally prepared for this.

Writing about the real life and work of medical staff is the original intention of Zhao Sheng to create this film.

"No, if it can be published, the scale can be relaxed, but it can be posted directly on the Internet, which is basically dancing with shackles."

Jin Dong thought for a while and said.

"As for the real status quo of the medical industry, the problems that can't be solved, don't let me talk about it?"

After a pause, Jin Dong said again.

"I hope so, I've been waiting for a reply from the editor-in-chief for the past few days."

Zhao Sheng nodded and said.

It's good to have a reply, but if you can't, buy a book number and publish it yourself.

He wasn't short of money anyway.

(End of chapter)