Author: Feidi
There is such a group of people in the world
The questions they meditate on every day.
No [what today? ]
Nor is it [how to prevent alopecia? ]
But…
[Where the hell am I? ? ? ]
This group of people have a common name
Lu Chi
Their daily life is like this…
Road Crazy Collapse Level 1
Late for the party, my friend called and asked
[Where have you been? ]
The response is often
[I’m under a tree]
[I’m next to Shaxian]
[I don’t know, ah, ah, ah]
Road Crazy Collapse Level 2
The road you walk in the morning, you don’t know it at night.
Shopping malls and KTV are even more a large maze.
Even looking at the map [my position]
Still want to ask a question
[Where the hell am I? ]
Road Crazy Collapse Level 3
Every time I ask the way, it is a gamble.
Hear the words [southeast, northwest]
I have to shake my whole body.
The most terrible place in the world must be
Beijing West Railway Station South Square East
I cried when I saw the first word… … …
Road Crazy Collapse Level 4
Navigation is the last hope
[Please go straight ahead]
[Turn left 500 meters ahead]
[Please stay straight]
… …
[You have deviated from your route]
For those who can find their way,
All kinds of manifestations above the road delusion
Thousands of words can be combined into one sentence:
It’s really not…
Lu Chi, may be born
The same road
A man who knows his way
The picture in my mind is like this
But the images seen by the road fanatics
That’s true
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This is not because road idiots are stupid.
But because… really won’t _ (: “I) _
It seems that finding the way is simple.
[Walk from here to there]
In fact, many kinds of abilities are needed to cooperate:
Know where you are
Judge where the north is
Identify where you’re going
Remember where you passed
Calculate how far you have to go.
… …
For Lu Chi,
These abilities are simply hard to ascend to heaven.
Physiologically speaking
This may be because they
There is something wrong with the [map] in the brain.
When we find our way
There is also a [cognitive map] in the brain.
So far, five cell have been found to be associated with it
These cells will take the actual spatial information
Turn into a mental image
[Location Cell] Responsible for Identifying Location
[Grid Cell] Responsible for Drawing Coordinates
[Targeting Cells] Responsible for Distinguishing Directions
[Boundary Cells] are responsible for understanding distance
[Speed Cell] Responsible for Sensing Speed
For example, Sherlock, the Treasure Boy
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But if these cells do not function properly
Or coordination mistakes… … …
Lu Chi was born.
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Depending on the type of cell
As well as the degree of lack of capacity
There are also different types and degrees of road maniacs.
For example …
Can’t find the north
Can’t remember the way
And omnipotent
The most extreme case
It is called [Developmental Terrain Lost (DTD)]
There is no abnormality in the brain structure of this group of people.
Can also study and work normally
However, cognitive maps are basically on strike.
You can even get lost in your own home.
So …
If you have a friend who is crazy about road
But I can’t ask him to play with me all the time.
Don’t doubt your friendship
He’s probably just lost
Up to the north, down to the south… north… up…
Then the question arises
Is there any way to save Lu Chi?
Except for Alzheimer’s disease
In addition to some special factors such as head trauma,
Most road fanatics belong to…
Luckily
Some functions of the brain can be exercised.
Try to analyze maps more often.
Go back and forth several times in one road.
Work hard to learn how to use the southeast and northwest
… …
Maybe we can save it
Not really. Don’t worry
You can learn from the lost talent Gan Long Ye.
On a lost journey
Make Some Contributions to [the Rise of Chinese Snacks]
In folk stories, Ganlong’s southern tour was mainly about getting lost and looking for food.
Photo Source: Weibo Big V @ Ma Boyong
This article is a doctoral student in neuroscience from Tsinghua University.
Audit by Andrew Xu
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