crazy scalpel

The two of them entangled their lips and teeth for a while, and they were a little angry, but they thought that there was an important operation tomorrow morning, and they needed to conserve their energy to prepare for the battle, so they both separated and calmed down in a tacit understanding.

Xie Ke sat for a while by himself, and then turned to see Li Shiguang's profile. There was still some blush on his handsome cheeks, which was really delicious.Thinking that thousands of words are worth a few words, and this should be the right time, he tentatively asked: "Then senior brother, can we not do that treatment?"

"Of course." Li Shiguang replied without thinking, and even pinched Xie Ke's ear.

When Xie Ke was in love, the extremely sensitive area was rubbed like this, and it immediately became soft, and a layer of mist was cast in his eyes, and he said blankly: "Ah? I still have to do it? Why, haven't the two of us already achieved a positive result? ?”

"Actually, Teacher, he only knows one thing, but not the other." Li Shiguang glanced at Xie Ke's hand, "He thought you were just hallucinating, or we all thought that at first."

Xie Ke felt that his fingertips were beating violently with his heart, and he even felt out of control.He pressed his right hand with his left hand, stroking and massaging gently back and forth, trying to calm down the restlessness.But he still looked at Li Shiguang's quiet face in disbelief, with a little expectation that he didn't even realize, his voice was a little trembling and unsteady, just like his fingers and emotions: "Do you believe that is... real?"

The last two words, Xie Ke, almost didn't make a sound, and just breathed out with mouth shape, so that the two words dissipated in the air as soon as they were uttered.Because he was so surprised, it took him a long time to be convinced of this fact, and Li Shiguang couldn't see the changes in his fingers like him, so did he believe it?

However, Li Shiguang understood. He nodded, "I can't see it, but I believe it."

Xie Ke stared blankly for a while, then suddenly rolled his eyes, as if a puppet had come to life, "What is that so-called treatment...?"

"We have to start from the beginning." Li Shiguang drank his saliva, "The cause of the incident was the incision I accidentally made during the operation. The incision was on your hippocampus, making a small part It was almost separated, but because it was not completely cut off, it was still connected with most of the hippocampal brain tissue, the teacher has told you about this, right?"

Xie Ke blinked, "Yeah."

"When you wake up after the operation, although the memory of the car accident is not very clear, it is a normal phenomenon, so we didn't pay much attention to it. Of course, because I feel a little guilty about my mistakes, I take care of you a little more. It's because of this..." Li Shiguang recalled what happened six years ago, maybe because he has said it many times, so he is familiar with it: "You are very dependent and trusting in me. The day before you were discharged from the hospital, you told me that there was a problem. Tell me the secret."

Xie Ke scratched his chin, thinking that he was really naive back then, if it were now, I am afraid he would not say this so easily.

Back then, Li Shiguang certainly wouldn't believe such a thing, so he took it for granted that Xie Ke had hallucinations, and told his teacher, Professor Xu, about it.Li Shiguang and Professor Xu spent a lot of time looking for the cause and treatment, and finally believed that the root cause of this hallucination might be the damage to the brain tissue.

Because of Cheng Hai's knife, Li Shiguang couldn't go to the operating table again until he recovered from his recovery, so he simply turned to learning the treatment of mental illness and devoted all his energy to treating Xie Ke.

But brain tissue is not an ordinary organ, and it is impossible to repair it with needles and threads, and it is almost impossible to let them heal naturally-although experiments have shown that neurons can regenerate, the speed is very slow.If you want to make up for the gap that Li Shiguang made, unless you can live another 500 years like the song says.

At this time, Li Shiguang thought of something, neurotrophic factor!This is a molecule belonging to a family of proteins that induces the proliferation and survival of nerve cells.After they bind to the corresponding receptors, they can lead to the activation of proteins and induce the growth of nerve cell axons.

And when a growing axon reaches a target cell, a synapse is formed!

Judging from the EEG that Li Shiguang took for Xie Ke, the brain cells in the part of his brain tissue that were divided did not die!It is still working as a part of the brain!

Li Shiguang doesn't know the mechanism of the "illusion", but he thinks that as long as the two divided parts are reconnected and stimulated to accelerate the growth of axons, this piece of brain tissue has the opportunity to act like skin blood vessels and other organs in the human body. self-healing.

With Xie Ke's consent, Li Shiguang began to work on this treatment plan.Although the application of nerve electrical stimulation and neurotrophic factors is not widespread, there are already many laboratories in developed countries that have successfully treated patients. For this reason, Li Shiguang specially joined this research association, and only then got a set of equipment, and It is also constantly updated with the development of technological level.The "cabin" that now lies in the study is the latest model.

Objectively speaking, Li Shiguang's treatment was very successful.

This can be seen from the CT scans taken by Xie Ke in different periods.The gap between the two lobes of the broken hippocampus is getting smaller and smaller, and until the latest film, almost no traces can be seen.

Subjectively speaking, Li Shiguang's treatment was considered a success.

Because Xie Ke has undergone treatment, every time the hallucinations reappear, the time point will be delayed.At the beginning, within two or three days of treatment, Xie Ke would experience hallucinations again.Then it was four or five days, then two or three weeks, one month...

And this time it was three months.

But there are also problems. For example, Xie Ke doesn't remember the treatment every time after treatment, and even the memories related to Li Shiguang will be lost.Li Shiguang couldn't understand this point, and in the end he could only blame it on the part of the neuron tissue that was stimulated to grow instead of the part of Xie Ke's lost memory.

Since memory is determined by the composition and arrangement of neurons, this explanation also seems understandable if the original arrangement is disrupted by "growth".

But these are not important, even if the memory disappears, Li Shiguang can chase Xie Ke romantically again and again like the hero in the movie.The important thing is that gradually, Li Shiguang discovered another problem.

Xie Ke has a special talent that no one else can match!

A person's talent can be said to be destined by heaven.When sperm and eggs are produced in the bodies of the parents, no one can select them or interfere with the arrangement of chromosomes within them.Some people are born with a healthy body, beautiful facial features, and a smart mind, while some people are destined to suffer a lifetime from birth.

A person's temperament can be cultivated through cultivation, and knowledge and wealth can be obtained through accumulation. Only talent can't change or grow.

It is often said that hard work can change destiny, and hard work can make up for stupidity.Why?Because talent is destined!

Human talent is limited, it is impossible to fly like a bird, to swim in the deep sea like a fish, and to dominate the mountains, forests and grasslands with sharp claws and teeth like a beast.Almost all of man's talents are concentrated in the brain, through which he invents tools that can replace wings, fins and minions, so that he becomes the real ruler of the earth.

But even so, there may still be many functions of the human brain that have not been developed, or such a powerful organ may only be used by humans at present. One tenth or one percent!

However, when Li Shiguang discovered that Xie Ke had a special talent that no one had ever possessed, even he, who had always been calm, was terrified!

Xie Ke can learn about objects in a fixed space without using the optic nerve!That is to say, if you hide a diamond ring in the cake, he doesn't need to cut the cake to see it. He only needs to swipe his finger in the direction of the cake to know what is inside the cake.

Xie Ke always told Li Shiguang that his fingers could be deformed to be used as knives, but in fact, after he demonstrated and indeed told what was hidden inside, Li Shiguang was shocked.From Li Shiguang's point of view, Xie Ke was right, but in fact the cake was not cut open.

Li Shiguang squeezed Xie Ke's hand and said: "Your special gift is perception, your fingers are the organs of perception, and this perception is not a sense of touch, but a feeling that has not been named by anyone. It is the real first Six senses. You always think it can be used as a physical object, but it can’t. What you see is what you would get if you did it with an object like it.”

Xie Ke was pulled to the dining table by Li Shiguang, and Li Shiguang pointed to the place where he passed his fingers while eating, "Look."

The tablecloths are as good as new.Xie Ke lifted it up in surprise, and saw that the tabletop was also in good condition without any traces.He clearly saw his fingers scratching the knife marks on it just now...

"We always think that you can see your fingers is an illusion, because we can't see, but you can." Li Shiguang said: "But I think we are all wrong. At that time, Professor Xu and I thought you had mental illness, We were wrong. But you are wrong to think that your illusion can materialize. This is indeed an illusion, but this illusion is a talent, an ability!"

Xie Ke was stunned: "How could this be..."

"So you must continue to receive treatment!" Li Shiguang grabbed his shoulder and shook: "Your ability is getting stronger! After each treatment, it will become stronger! According to my guess, the reason why you have this This talent, or ability, has a lot to do with the hippocampal rupture in your brain that is severed and grows wildly, because the cells here are more active than other parts. Its division and growth make it a An independent brain tissue organ that is responsible for your sixth sense."

Xie Ke looked at him: "Then my finger..."

"Your finger may be the organ of perception," Li Shiguang said, "but it's the brain that gives commands and receives information. Logically speaking, your finger doesn't need to deform at all. You see it deform because you can't explain your Perception, that’s one reason you’re looking for yourself.”

Xie Ke raised his hand and looked at his fingers.

"There is one last time. After this treatment, your severed part will be firmly connected to the hippocampus. Don't worry about it anymore. If it is not stable, you will not be able to stabilize this axonal growth rate. It will degenerate." Li Shiguang patted his head and said: "Originally, I would tell you this before the treatment, in order to prevent any possibility of leakage. This is too sensational, I didn't even tell the teacher. But Today is not suitable for treatment, because you need to cooperate with deep sleep to recover after treatment, so let’s wait until you finish the teacher’s operation. Remember, you must not leave any words about this matter.”

"I know, I don't want to be caught for an autopsy." Xie Ke nodded and smiled: "I just want Brother Hardworking to chase me one more time."