Vol 2 Chapter 1611: Does changing your heart really affect a person’s character?

  Chapter 1612 Heart-changing’ really affects a person’s character?

  Hearing this question, everyone present was taken aback, and then they all smiled.

Cheng Dongyang replied with a smile: "What you are talking about is also an old-fashioned question in the field of heart transplantation. In fact, it is very simple to say that it is simple, and it is also very complicated to say that it is complicated. There may even be some metaphysical factors in it. .

  First of all, we all understand the structure of the heart. It is an ordinary organ, and the emotional center that can affect a person’s personality is located in the cerebral cortex and has nothing to do with the heart. Therefore, changing the heart will not cause a change in personality.

  This is our basic cognition, and it is also the main consensus of the current academic circles.

However, studies in recent years have shown that after tracking and monitoring many patients after heart transplantation, it is found that many of these patients have some obvious or subtle psychological and behavioral behaviors after heart transplantation. Habit changes.

  For example, some patients are clearly holding a pen in their right hand and holding chopsticks, but after a heart transplant, they involuntarily use their left hand, and the right hand is a little uncomfortable.

  For another example, some patients will have some cleanliness after heart transplantation, which the patients did not have before. After investigating and understanding, we found that the original owner of the heart in the patient's body had a serious cleanliness addiction.

  Also, some patients are clearly not good at music, or don’t like music or art, but they are undergoing heart transplant surgery but suddenly they can play the piano and their singing is getting better and better.

  So after synthesizing so many cases, we found that after heart transplantation, there is a certain probability that the patient will have some personality and behavioral changes.

  There is no unified consensus on the reasons for this. Some experts believe that the reason why heart exchange surgery changes personality is due to organic changes.

We all know that heart exchange surgery is an extremely difficult operation, and certain subtle organic changes will inevitably occur during the operation, which will cause organic disease and affect the transplant recipient’s cognition. Variety.

  There are also experts who believe that the emotional center of a person’s personality is located in the cerebral cortex, and has nothing to do with the heart. Organic changes in the heart will not trigger personality changes. The reason why the “exchange heart” surgery can cause personality differences may be because the “exchange heart” surgery affects people’s mentality and psychology, which leads to personality differences, which is what you said before. Traumatic mental illness caused by factors.

  Of course, some experts believe that our current understanding of the heart is not enough. They believe that the human heart may have certain thinking or memory functions, which medical scientists have not discovered, and the personality changes may be due to this.

  It is also possible that the heart secretes a biotin or bioelectric signal through the blood, similar to the adrenaline in the kidneys. It will have some effects on people's brains, which will cause some people's personality and behavioral habits to change. "

Speaking of this, Cheng Lao looked at Wu Hao in a relaxed tone: "Of course, these are some guesses and inferences, and there is no direct evidence to prove it. However, we can't explain this phenomenon, so the current academic circles have not yet A unified and formal cognition and statement."

Cheng Lao’s words fell, but Professor Zheng looked at Wu Hao and everyone present and asked: “I have a question. Let’s not say whether heart transplantation will affect the transplant recipient’s character and behavior, even if it does. , This is also because of the problems caused by individual heart differences.

  But yours is an artificial heart, and there are no individual differences, and there is no biological information of the heart donor, so it shouldn’t affect the patient.

  But this problem has appeared in your clinical trial patients. It doesn't make sense. Is it a traumatic mental illness caused by surgery? "

Hearing what Professor Zheng said, an expert sitting on the other side said: "The first patient may be related to this. This kind of auditory hallucination is more of a psychological suggestion, so this patient will always I heard the heart beating.

  As for the second patient, some do not want to talk about the impact of surgery. There are many factors that affect mood and personality changes, including diseases and physical problems.

  For example, if the blood flow rate is too slow and the brain is not supplied with enough oxygen, this kind of depression will also occur, and the phenomenon of not being interested in things will appear. There may also be a lack of hormone stimulation, which will also bring about some changes in the patient's psychology. "

  I quite agree with this statement.

  Another expert said: “I think you should conduct a trace element inspection on the patient to see if it is due to the lack of a certain trace element and related effects.

  In addition, other organs must be thoroughly examined so that we can know where the problem is. "

Hearing this expert’s words, Wu Hao shook his head slightly and said: “Because it is in the clinical trial stage, we will closely monitor the patients before and after the operation. We have carried out a lot of systematic examinations throughout the body. For the second time, there hasn’t been any situation in this regard, and there will be no omissions. I can be sure of this.”

  "It’s not a problem with other organs and trace elements, so the problem may be in the heart itself. Although this artificial heart can perfectly simulate the beating of the real heart, it is still very different from the real heart.

  Maybe just like the previous guess, the heart will secrete a substance, which will affect the personality and behavior. It's just that we have very little research at present and haven't found it yet. "An expert in front nodded and analyzed. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

Professor Zheng nodded and said: "I think this aspect can be a topic for research. It just happens that you are not conducting a clinical trial. You can join this aspect, so that you can better evaluate the effects of your artificial heart on patients. Full impact."

Wu Hao nodded and smiled after hearing the words: "You are right. We really have to make up for the research in this area. However, we don't have specialized researchers in this area, so we hope to cooperate with some medical schools and hospitals. Carry out research work in this area.

  Professor Zheng, are you interested in this topic? "

  Hearing Wu Hao’s question, everyone smiled and looked at Professor Zheng. Professor Zheng coughed twice in embarrassment, but didn't want to refuse such an opportunity directly, and then said with a smile: "Let's talk about it next, let's talk about it, let's talk about it, here is no delay for everyone."

Ha ha ha ha…

In the laughter of everyone, Cheng Lao said in conclusion: "Actually, you don't need to worry too much about this aspect. Compared with the patient's life safety, the impact of this aspect is Minimal.

  So in this respect, your artificial heart is still very worthy of recognition. "

  (End of this chapter)