Another project is an autistic patient with extremely superior photographic memory ability, looking forward to in-depth research to uncover the mystery of how the human brain achieves super memory ability and explore the possibility of cultivating more powerful brains.
The same batch of funding also received three follow-up projects, such as narcolepsy and schizophrenia co-morbidity, early-onset temporal lobe dementia, looking forward to studying these special cases and exploring new ways to treat brain diseases.
How is research on special cases funded?
Xu Yifeng introduced that the community organized an expert committee to review the cases reported by doctors every three months, including whether they have enough particularity and research value,
whether they are true and in line with medical ethics. The funded projects are divided into three levels, the follow-up type is less than 50,000 yuan, mainly to collect complete case data. 100,000 to 300,000 yuan for research, more than 300,000 yuan for in-depth research, funding collaborative research by doctors and interdisciplinary scholars.
He revealed that the founders of TCCI, Chen Tianqiao and Mr. And Mrs. Luo Qianqian, especially proposed to provide additional humanistic care such as economic subsidies for special patients who cooperate with the research.The second collection of the program will be launched in July, and the collection scope includes current and past case clues in neurological and psychiatric fields. Interested doctors are welcome to log on to UniCaseHub.com.cn, understand the relevant rules and submit applications, actively provide clues, and participate in case exchange and discussion.
In addition to financial support, the community provides academic support for selected special cases, including organizing international case report sharing and academic seminars, and supporting the publication of medical papers.
The community will use technical means to strictly protect the privacy of cases and data security, and will also invest in self-developed AI models to strengthen research and analysis capabilities.
What do scientists expect?
Xiang Qian, tenured professor and clinical director of pain and neurosurgery at Stanford University, said: "This line of thought is also extremely unique and innovative on an international scale.
I am very much looking forward to the community gathering interested clinical and related scholars from around the world to share and collaborate on research around these extremely valuable cases."
Professor Zhao Min, president of the Shanghai Mental Health Center, said that Finis Gage, one of the most famous patients in the history of neuroscience, was damaged by an iron rod through the skull and destroyed the frontal lobe. Unfortunately, due to the conditions at that time, insufficient records and samples were left. Today, with the advancement of technology, we hope to be able to fill this gap.
"Compared with building a large cohort database of diseases, special case research is a long-term undertaking, and we will continue to devote ourselves to it day by day," Chen said.
The Tianqiao Brain Science Institute (TCCI) is one of the world's largest private brain science research institutions, founded by Tianqiao Chen and Qianqian Luo with a $1 billion investment,
to advance critical brain research in three areas: the discovery of the brain, the treatment of brain-related diseases, and the development of brain function.
TCCI, Huashan Hospital and Shanghai Mental Health Center have set up advanced Laboratory of Applied Neurotechnology and Advanced Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health. Established TCCI Caltech Neuroscience Institute in collaboration with Caltech.
TCCI has built an ecosystem to support brain science research, with projects in Europe, the United States, Asia and Oceania, including academic conferences and exchanges, summer school training,
AI Accelerated Science Awards, research clinician award programs, special case communities, and Chinese media inquiries.Biotechnology Culture Month allows the fun of exploring science to take root in the hearts of students
In order to enhance the public's awareness of biological science and stimulate students' interest in biology, the 9th Biotechnology Culture Month activity of the School of Life Sciences of Zhengzhou University with the theme of "Exploring the mystery of Science and technology and appreciating the Wonder of Life" was successfully held in Zhengzhou University on May 25.
Sponsored by the College of Life Sciences of Zhengzhou University and Funiu Mountain Biological Resources and Ecological Environment Field Scientific Observation and Research Station of Henan Province, the activity includes dozens of activities such as biological specimen preparation,
plant extension, biological model making, biological frontier knowledge and campus biological science popularization. It provides opportunities for primary and secondary school students and students of other majors in the school to experience biological science, and improves students' interest in biotechnology.
The first stop of the activity was the Specimen Exhibition Hall of the College of Life Sciences of Zhengzhou University, where a variety of specimens from plants and insects to vertebrates were collected. Under the guidance of professional guides, students shuttled through different exhibition areas to observe the details of plant and animal specimens up close.
