Chapter 3, Brain Inhibition

Due to the experience of future memories and self-suggestion, one quickly reached a stage of being able to manipulate it as if it were an extension of one's own fingers

Sitting on the bed, with his head resting against the pillow and his back against the wall, he closed his eyes to cultivate his spirit. At this moment, his mind achieved an unprecedented calmness, free from the incessant emergence of chaotic memories, and many psychological issues were temporarily suppressed.

Moreover, Huang Xiuyuan has also preliminarily completed a memory framework, which is based on technology from the year 2057

This is also what Huang Xiuyuan is currently doing, forgetting and blurring the trivialities of life, such as the minutiae of daily existence, while categorizing the important memories

The condition of individuals with hyperthymesia is akin to a computer scanner operating at peak efficiency, constantly feeding data into the storage chip, which overwhelms the processing chip, resulting in a bottleneck in the memory management system.

This is akin to a computer, which consists of storage chips, processing chips, memory management, and so forth

After temporarily resolving the issue of hyperthymesia, Huang Xiuyuan stood by the window of his dormitory, gazing at the layer of snow covering the lawn and the oak trees not far away, his eyes somewhat lost in thought

Through the memory management system, the memory regions in the brain have been divided into the emotional storage area, instinctual storage area, daily storage area, technological storage area, pending processing storage area, and garbage forgetting area

Place the remaining 29 bottles of brain inhibitors and the leftover raw materials in the refrigerator for storage, as these brain inhibitors will be sufficient for his use for a month

If the circulation time within the body is too prolonged, the effects of brain inhibitors will be significantly diminished due to the metabolism by the liver and the presence of the blood-brain barrier

The forgetting cells in the brain secrete specific dopamine, beginning to erase those trivial memories; while ordinary memories undergo blurring, akin to reducing the pixelation of a high-definition image

The development process of this drug originated in 2033, when researchers discovered that the combination of clonidine hydrochloride and gamma-aminobutyric acid produced an inhibitory effect on the brain during an accidental drug experiment

However, Huang Xiuyuan did not become complacent; in addition to pharmacological treatment, there is also an auxiliary therapy method for hyperthymesia.

It may appear that he is resting with his eyes closed, but in fact, he is continuously engaging in psychological suggestion, providing mental cues to his own brain

He is well-versed in the initial formulation of the brain suppressants, as he is one of the participants in the drug trials.

In fact, he has other, better medications in mind, including brain suppressants with semi-permanent effects. Unfortunately, those medications require complex chemical reactions, and he is currently in a foreign land, where many matters must be approached with caution.

He used a syringe to draw these solutions and then injected them into the vaccine vial, his purpose being to destroy any traces and prevent anyone from discovering anything.

Clear the items on the computer desk and place the beakers, test tubes, measuring cups, droppers, and other related laboratory equipment on the computer desk

For three consecutive days, apart from eating and bathing, he remained in the dormitory organizing his memories. After a preliminary sorting, nearly 60% of the memories were erased, 30% were blurred, and the remaining 10% of essential memories were prioritized for retention

Take a handheld sprayer and pour in the Octa-Safe disinfectant (a hydrogen peroxide and silver ion composite disinfectant) purchased from a chemical reagent store. This is a colorless, odorless, and non-toxic food-grade disinfectant

Although this possibility is slim, the cautious Huang Xiuyuan did not let his guard down

With a slight furrow of the brow, he slowly injected the cerebral suppressant from the syringe into the jugular vein

As the effects of the medication took hold, he felt his mind becoming increasingly calm

He picked up the syringe, drew the brain inhibitor from the vial, went to the bathroom mirror, touched his neck, and located the jugular vein

Inside the dormitory

Fortunately, the human brain's memory storage capacity is sufficient to accommodate such a vast amount of information, at most resulting in lag and confusion

The cerebral depressant administered via jugular vein injection has an efficacy that can be maintained for 30 to 36 hours, while the development of tolerance occurs in approximately 16 months

The function of the processing storage area is to prevent uncontrolled memories from impacting other brain regions during a hypermnesic state

Reducing the concentration of the medication has the benefit of decreasing resistance, and it is estimated that the effective period can be extended to approximately 24 months

Spray some Octas on the inside of a mineral water bottle to form a diluted solution of silver ions in hydrogen peroxide.

As the other three roommates were on vacation, he was left alone. After locking the door, he began to prepare the allocation of brain inhibitors

This may be due to the existence of a memory management system within the memories of the future, which inadvertently allowed him to inherit this ability

He tried hard to recall the fragments of memory, the procedure of the nurse administering the injection, locating the position of the jugular vein, and inserting the needle of the syringe into the jugular vein

Once the preliminary psychological suggestion is completed, the next step can be carried out

Reorganize brain memory through the method of psychological suggestion

Although he does not have a nanomaterial chip in his brain, he can, through psychological suggestion, self-create a rudimentary memory management system

According to the importance individuals place on these memories, the memory regulation gene keys will self-regulate, thus categorizing memories into key memories, ordinary memories, vague memories, and forgotten memories

The Octa-Spray is applied to laboratory equipment and computer desks; this disinfectant is also a common item in many chemical laboratories, capable of eliminating nearly all bacteria and viruses.

In that era, individuals could establish a memory management system in the brain with the assistance of nanotechnology chips

Due to this unexpected joy, Huang Xiuyuan readjusted the dosage of the brain suppressants, diluting the concentration of the medication to only one third of the original amount

After more than 16 months, the duration of the drug's efficacy will decrease to below 5 hours per dose (10 milliliters), and the inhibitory effect will significantly deteriorate

The effect of brain inhibitors is to suppress the memory of information (i.e., the amount of information input) and to reduce the overall activity of the brain

The role of the technology storage area employs a mind map-style storage method, reducing the accumulation of superficial memory and allowing for a clearly structured distribution of memory

If the human brain and computer memory are similar, then individuals with hyperthymesia would undoubtedly become vegetative.

After discarding the processed syringes and empty reagent bottles, he noticed that the effects of the medication began to take hold, and at that moment, the chaotic memories in his mind gradually quieted down

Choosing to inject at such a dangerous location is also a decision made out of necessity. Once the brain suppressants enter the body, they must quickly reach the brain in order to take effect

Press the bleeding area with a cotton swab, holding a disposable syringe and the empty reagent bottle

Wearing gloves and a mask, Huang Xiuyuan began the operation, carefully weighing out the nine materials needed, including the main ingredients hydrochloric acid, cocaine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid, as well as the auxiliary materials glucose, sodium chloride, vitamin B3, and purified water.

In 2035, he was invited to participate in the testing

In the memory of an ordinary person, there exist trivial memories, ordinary memories, and important memories, while the genetic keys for memory regulation in the brain are responsible for processing these memories

According to the optimal ratio, mix those drugs together to prepare a 300 milliliter brain inhibitor solution, and then package it into glass reagent bottles purchased, with each bottle containing 10 milliliters

Huang Xiuyuan, who is quite clear about this matter, is not overly worried, as he is confident that he can develop the second-generation brain inhibitor within a period of 16 months