The research of brain science is considered to be the last frontier of human science, and its business prospects are also considered to be a seriously underestimated field. In recent years, scientists and entrepreneurs around the world have made great efforts to explore and deploy in this field.

On August 29th, Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, Tesla and other companies, held a conference for his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, and announced the latest generation of brain-computer interface products: implantable brains. Chip, and a surgical device that can automatically implant chips.

Musk’s equipment can provide more cutting-edge technologies for alleviating human depression, addictive behaviors, helping to solve obsessive-compulsive disorder and treatment.

The China Brain Project (brain science and brain-like scientific research project) is also moving forward. Some Chinese companies and medical experts have entered a new stage of exploration in this field.

On August 25, CBN reporters exclusively interviewed Zhou Liangfu, director of neurosurgery at Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and president of Huashan Hospital at the “third annual meeting of the branch of neurosurgeons” held by the Shanghai Neurosurgery Association Mao Ying. The two experts discussed the current prospects for the development of brain science from the perspective of neurosurgery and medical device innovation.

Zhou Liangfu said that at present, my country’s equipment in the field of brain science is no different from abroad, and we have some of them. "Recently, the concept of digitalization has developed rapidly. It is used in CT and magnetic co-DSA. These are minimally invasive and non-invasive front-end treatments. From structural to functional diagnosis, it can greatly reduce the suffering of patients, but it has not been completely resolved. There is still room for improvement in the diagnosis and treatment of some neurosurgery diseases. The development of medical neurosurgery in the past 50 years has been greatly improved from the past, and the treatment effect has been better, but there is still room."

How will the neurology department develop in the next ten years? Zhou Liangfu believes that the development of brain science in the future is not only to be non-invasive and to be able to see clearly. Zhou Liangfu said, "Neurosurgery is a high-precision specialty, highly dependent on technological development, and it will continue to develop along this path in the future."

The era of integrated medicine is coming

The future of brain science should be understood with the concept of integrated medicine.

Zhou Liangfu believes that the future development direction of neurology must follow the concept of "integrated medicine". This concept has also been fully reflected in the diagnosis and treatment of new coronary pneumonia.

"The development trend of medicine must be more and more detailed, so that we can provide patients with high-quality and individualized diagnostic services. Unlike the past when a doctor sees the feet from the beginning, that model can only be done in the absence of medical development. , It doesn't work now." Zhou Liangfu told reporters.

However, integrated medicine does not advocate returning to general practitioners, but advocates the use of multidisciplinary consultations (MDT) to diagnose patients. Zhou Liangfu said that what integrated medicine requires is "patient" as the center, not just "disease" as the center.

For example, Zhou Liangfu thinks, “In the past, our multidisciplinary consultation (MDT) seldom paid attention to'people', and after the consultation, all the doctors left. Now our multidisciplinary consultation is mainly based on'people'. What diseases do patients get? How should we diagnose and treat him? We must pay attention to how to follow up. Family members, relatives and friends of the patient can also participate in the whole process and teach the patient our diagnosis and treatment plan. Then, what matters the patient will do in the future Feedback in time, which forms a whole."

So, how will drugs and devices work? "Devices and drugs will play a major role in the entire treatment process, but sometimes there will be side effects, but the human spirit always works." Zhou Liangfu said.

In this new coronary pneumonia treatment, the "one person, one policy" treatment plan implemented in Shanghai is the best embodiment of integrated medicine. Zhou Liangfu recognized this. Under the "One Person, One Policy" program, patients receive comprehensive medical services such as clinical diagnosis and treatment, nutritional supplements, spiritual comfort, and psychological counseling.

Create a medical innovation "Silicon Valley"

Medical device innovation is considered to be the first element of the development of brain science.

Mao Ying told reporters, "The innovation of neurosurgery in medical equipment is mainly reflected in neuronavigation, intraoperative magnetic resonance, boundary positioning, ROSA robots, neuroendoscopy, and surgical microscopes."

In fact, my country's independent innovation of medical devices is very large, and to a large extent it is inseparable from the participation of clinicians. For example, based on the glioma with the highest incidence of brain tumors, the Chen Liang team of the Department of Neurosurgery of Huashan Hospital independently developed the "imaging glioma precise diagnosis system". This system can make the molecular and pathological results appear the same. The patient's diagnosis, treatment mode, and precise prognosis have changed a lot.

"The pathological picture is interpreted through artificial intelligence. In the process, the defective pages are filled to make it modular and standardized to form a complete and standardized pathological picture. In this way, the doctor can clearly see the glioma. In some places, idh is mutated, and some places are not mutated, helping doctors make a more accurate diagnosis.” Mao Ying played the demo screen.