Donating to schools usually won’t result in any loss.
Whether it is the future education of my children or the convenience of medical treatment at the medical school affiliated to King’s College, there are many tangible and intangible rewards.
"Ms. Elena, thank you for your selfless support to the education industry"
But more than ten minutes later, Vice Principal Hunter's enthusiastic voice came over the phone.
His tone was even flattering.
It stands to reason that King's College is also a top-notch school with a high reputation in the world. The affiliated medical school was opened during the Wanli period of the Eastern Xia Dynasty, more than 200 years before the independence of North America.
The executive vice-principal is also a powerful figure outside.
However, Hunter was still a little nervous when faced with a rich man who could easily take out a sky-high check and make a free donation.
King’s College also receives millions of euros in alumni donations every year.
However, most of the donations are transactional donations from those who spend more than 100,000 or 200,000 euros and want to buy admissions for their children.
Usually add a name to the thank you card in the campus hall and make a donation to help your daughter-in-law get a special admission spot.
Half a million euros is enough.
A donation of 5 million euros is quite rare.
All foreign wealthy people who can spend this money to support education usually choose the more famous Oxford and Cambridge, or the London School of Economics and Imperial College.
King's College is relatively unpopular.
Vice Principal Hunter entered the name of the Irina Charitable Foundation into Google and immediately discovered that it was a private charitable foundation with considerable assets, and its funding in the education industry was very generous.
News reports.
In 2017, it was this Ileana Foundation that donated three Matisse prints and an Edvard Munch oil painting to the campus art gallery of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. 11 artworks in total.
A conservative estimate of the total value at the auction house is over 12 million pounds, making it one of the top five large-scale donations in the British education sector that year.
My school can be targeted by such a wealthy man.
Vice Principal Hunter felt extremely happy.
"I have contacted the professor in charge of our medical school about the correlation between autism spectrum disorder and cerebral cortex visual reflection and the brain miniature three-dimensional model test project that you previously wanted to know. I would like to ask, please Do you have any family members who want to participate in this experimental method?"
Vice Principal Hunter asked tentatively.
"This is easy to arrange, but after all, it is still in the exploratory period, and we cannot guarantee the final effect."
The wealthy donors naturally have the right to propose various reasonable suggestions. or unreasonable demands.
Except for the fact that an old library from the George V era on campus was renamed the Ileana Library.
The principal also personally called to inviteI invited this Ms. Ileana to visit their beautiful campus and give a speech.
But the other party rejected them all.
This lady’s only request is to inquire about the internal progress of a research project under the medical school.
This had to make the vice principal think otherwise.
"Well, you can understand it that way, but you don't need to participate in the experiment. I just need to ask a few questions." Anna calmly ordered, "Is it convenient?"
" Of course, of course. In fact, the professor in charge of the project is here now. I will ask him to tell you personally."
The vice president said immediately.
A gray-haired old scholar was sitting in the office of the executive vice president, impatiently filling in the Sudoku puzzle in the newspaper.
After the campus external affairs department received a call from Miss Elena, he sent his secretary to call the professor from the medical school.
In addition to being able to hang a sign in front of the library, a check of 5 million euros also qualifies an unpopular professor to explain the research progress in person.
Hunter pressed the phone.
The smile on his face faded a little, and he spoke to the old man in front of him with the dignity of an executive vice principal.
"The other party has just donated 5 million euros to our school, so you know, just say whatever they ask."
Draw a pie for investors and win over the school. External research funding.
It is originally an important part of the scientific research life of Western universities.
"What does she want to know? I have already sent her an email before. All the information that can be released to the public is in it. She can just read it herself. It is a waste of time."
The old scholar put down his pencil and his tone was not very friendly.
He is quite tired of this kind of social routine of serving wealthy people.
Hunter knocked on the table. Under his threatening gaze, the professor was like an old ram being led by the neck. He took the phone honestly, lowered his head and said feebly, "Hey, you OK, I am the leader of this project team. I have sent you an email before."
"I received your research outline, but I have no medical background and cannot understand those complicated charts. And research data. In your final conclusion, the process of the little prince and within half an hour after that, compared with the control group, the MRI scan of the cerebral cortex ofc affected the area of the orbitofrontal cortex. The level of stimulation has improved significantly."
Miss Elena opened a file on the computer.
The girl turned to the end of the last page and saw the preliminary conclusion drawn by the researcher. She frowned and asked, "Can I think this is good news?"
" It can be thought that if this is not good news, what else can be considered good news?"
When mentioning the main research field, the old professor's tone became obviously excited, "This is very significant research. progress.”
“Please explain it to me”
“Well, it’s very complicated to be specific. Who makes you a layman without a professional background”
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Vice Principal Hunter coughed heavily
“Okay, let me explain it to you simply. There are 160 different functional areas in the cerebral cortex related to vision. Neuroscientists are trying to find the area in the brain that is most closely related to aesthetics. Ofc is the one with the strongest reaction when humans appreciate art and produce visual stimulation. ”
“In other words, it is a module used to define beauty in the eyes of scientists. "
Anna said softly.
"Yes, what is an attractive work and what is an unattractive work, the stimulation of the orbitofrontal cortex area The degree can tell us the answer. ”
“One of our colleagues conducted a survey. He took different samples of volunteers and played 16 different sets of pictures on the computer screen. It was found that when viewing oil paintings, the corresponding areas of their cerebral cortex were activated. For one of the art students, watching Angel's Fountain even caused a stronger brain reaction than pictures of pornographic girls. What does this mean?"
The old professor foamed at the mouth and said, "This This shows that in his brain's neural network, the artistic stimulation of oil painting is greater than the physiological stimulation of the naked body of the opposite sex. "
"In other words, when we discuss the artistry of painting, what we discuss is nothing more than the active response of the cerebral cortex caused by specific chemicals and neurotransmitters triggered by certain visual stimuli from the molecular structure. The University of California even established a neuroaesthetics research project. Do you understand?"
"I personally believe that artworks have their own complex and unpredictable transcendental philosophy, and the aesthetic stimulation we can appreciate is due to the unique soul bond between the painter and the audience. In it, more than just secreted chemicals can be deciphered. "Miss Elena paused.
The girl's eyes swept across the various brain MRI images on the computer screen, and said with interest, "Of course, I respect your scientific perspective, please continue. . ”
Whether it is Anna, her aunt, her ancestors, or even Sir Brown.
Their artistic concepts may be different, but the environment in which people in these circles have grown up has To receive education, art is a perceptual understanding.
Aesthetic ability is a tool given by God to human beings to communicate with the kingdom of heaven.
Scientific rational interpretation. It may make sense.
But if the body trembles when appreciating beautiful works of art, it is equivalent to the feeling of inserting a few electrodes into the brain of a mouse.
It is too unsightly.
Of course, it is quite interesting for Anna to hear this interpretation from the cerebral cortex for the first time.
“Transcendental philosophy, soul ties, everything. , why don’t you believe that God really exists?"The old professor hummed casually.
"Cough cough"
Vice Principal Hunter coughed so hard that his tonsils were about to spit out, and he winked wildly on the side.
"I don't know if God exists, but I really believe that the moment an artist paints a great work, the muse comes to them and gives the two-dimensional image real life, not just a paint or two. A graffiti inspired by a craftsman's inspiration. "
Anna was not angry at the offense, but just smiled and said.
"Back to the topic, what does this prove? Detective Cat's works are indeed effective in treating autism, right? ”
“You can say that. You may know that patients with high paraplegia are called people locked in a physical prison because of their limited body functions. But compared to a disabled person with a broken spine, an autistic child is more like a person trapped inside the body. What imprisoned him and the others was not atrophied muscles, but dull brains. ”
“Therefore, medical experts want to stimulate them through art or music and build a sense of the outside world. ”
“Autistic patients are very numb to external stimuli, or they can only respond to a few specific perspective objects, but this is difficult to find. The new version of the Little Prince illustration is exactly this kind of object. ”
“Can’t other fairy tale books work?”
“It works, but it doesn’t have such an amazing effect. "
The old scholar said with admiration, "If you can understand the icon data on the MRI chart, you will understand that the reaction effect of an ordinary fairy tale book is like blowing a breath on the lake. If the ripples are generated, then the little prince has thrown a stone into it. We have also observed similar images when playing some symphonies. So classical music used to be the focus of our research. But now the Little Prince is more effective than Mozart. ”
“I understand. ”
Anna nodded, “So the illustrations of Detective Cat can indeed have a good effect on patients.” "
"Yes, but I need to make it clear to you. The most interesting thing about the new version of Little Prince is that it can stimulate the brains of children at a very low cost. After all, whether it is Mozart’s music or the illustrations of The Little Prince, they are not specially created for any independent case, and their original intention is not to treat autism. What we are exploring is a low-cost universal treatment method."
Being unsociable also has the advantage of being unsociable, and that is honesty.
If a long-sleeved dancer has a high emotional intelligence In the face of wealthy people, the person in charge of the scientific research project would naturally exaggerate the project under his control as much as possible.
But the old scholar hesitated for several seconds.
In the end. Still said honestly, "So with your financial resources, since you can donate 5 million euros to the university, it is better than buying a copy of Little Prince for children to read, or sending it to our medical school to participate in some experimental therapy." It would be better to send the child to a nursing facility like Kennedy Medical Center. There's a whole art team thereCooperating with psychiatrists to provide special services to patients, this kind of customized treatment plan will be more effective. ”
“If I could ask Detective Cat to draw some illustrations that might be helpful for a certain patient under the guidance of a psychiatrist, would the effect be better than sending him to a private rehabilitation center?”< /p>
Hearing the clear voice of the girl on the phone
The person in charge fell silent
He still underestimated these rich people. The degree of willfulness.
Since the little prince is effective, the illustration therapy specially customized for the patient is also effective.
Indeed, the combination of the two should be the best.
"Or let's put it more directly, can you give me a clear conclusion. What really works is the fairy tale book of the Little Prince, the drawing method of drawing with a knife, or the illustrator of Detective Cat. Which of the three is the real key to unlocking the patient's defenses?"
Miss Elena asked straight to the point.
The person in charge continued to remain silent.
This is what puzzles the old scholar the most.
Hua Dao Hua, The Little Prince, Detective Cat.
It stands to reason that by controlling the variables and designing several control groups, the conclusion can be reached at once.
The same is true in actual operation. He and his students easily eliminated the option of the little prince.
In the field of fairy tales, it is a bit too mature and advanced.
Although it is low, it is not the type of bedtime story read to children like Snow White
Whether it is the text of the Little Prince or the original illustrations of Saint-Exupéry, it is a little autistic child. They are not very interested.
Only the dozens of pictures in the new version of the fairy tale book have the ability to activate their cerebral cortex to respond.
That is, pictures. It’s all thanks to the knife painting.
It’s a very reasonable answer when you think about it. This kind of thick cream-like paint texture and bright and moving picture effect are the visual patterns that can stimulate the human brain the most.
The problem is, just like witchcraft, it seems that only Detective Cat's knife paintings have such good effects.
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