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For a long time, Western medicine has identified the brain as the central hub of thought and memory. This is a fundamental error. Einstein’s brain was smaller than the average human’s. In Han characters (Chinese), all words related to thinking and feeling carry the "Heart" (心) radical. Other languages also use the "heart" to express emotion and reflection. The idea that we think and remember solely with our "brain" is a relatively recent bias from modern Western physiology. However, over 40% of heart transplant recipients experience "organ memory"—where the recipient’s personality, hobbies, and talents shift toward those of the donor. Similar phenomena exist in other organ transplants, though the memory intensity varies. The True Function of the Brain: A Biological SwitchboardThe human brain consists of the cerebrum, cerebellum, midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata. The medulla oblongata controls vital signs like breathing and heartbeat; severe damage here is fatal. It is the true command center of life. In patients in a vegetative state, the cerebrum or cerebellum may stall, but the medulla oblongata remains functional. These patients still show brainwave responses to familiar stimuli, proving they retain memory and cognitive abilities. They simply cannot express them because the damaged cerebrum can no longer drive the cerebellum to move the body. According to ancient Han medical texts, the brain is not the "hard drive" of memory, but the encoding, decoding, and exchange hub for the body’s organs. To use an analogy: the brain is the central telephone exchange, the cerebellum acts as the base stations, and the organs are the mobile phones. If the central exchange shuts down, the phones cannot communicate externally even if the base stations are functional. If the exchange is normal but a base station fails (like a cerebellar stroke), specific organ dysfunction occurs.
The Complexity of Biological SignalingWhy does the brain have such complex encoding functions? Consider a simple experiment: blindfold a subject and prick their skin with two needles. If the distance exceeds one inch, the subject can distinguish them. The skin encodes vast data—size, weight, temperature, humidity, position, and threat level—and sends it to the brain.
When a mosquito bites, the skin doesn’t "know" it's a mosquito. It sends raw sensory data to the brain. The brain decodes this, notifies the eyes to scan the area, processes the visual feedback, identifies the threat, and then instructs the cerebellum to coordinate the hand to strike. This represents less than 10% of the signal exchange involved. No AI robot can yet replicate this level of sophisticated biological operation. The Folly of NeuralinkElon Musk’s Neuralink attempts to treat disabilities and bipolar disorder by implanting chips into the brain. After billions in investment, the "best" result is allowing a paralyzed patient to control a computer via thought. This costs the patient upwards of $500,000, yet they still cannot move a pinky finger, not to mention future maintenance and side effects. This is merely an evolution of reading micro-brainwave pulses. Achieving true two-way communication is a century away because Musk’s premise—that the brain is the center of memory and thought—is fundamentally flawed. Furthermore:
Organ signals are continuous analog linear signals, which cannot be perfectly synthesized by digital signals. No one has decoded the unique "language" of each organ. My deduction suggests that organ codes vary by individual; for instance, the biological "encoding" of a Taiwanese person and an American may differ significantly.
Most absurd is Musk’s claim that by 2028, brain chips will "fix" bipolar disorder. This is the height of "ignorant boldness." I know of a case—a 23-year-old woman who recovered from severe bipolar disorder within a week through intensive Han medical therapy, without taking Western psychiatric medication since 2012. Western medicine rarely achieves a recovery that doesn't require a lifetime of sedatives.
In reality, the roots of such disorders are far deeper than physical circuitry. If Musk proceeds with surgery on these patients based on his current misunderstandings, it is not innovation—it is a reckless disregard for human life.
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