When Zhang Zian heard Richard's serious declaration, he felt a little amused. He felt strange. Why did Richard be so concerned about this matter? It turned out that it was not just to help Guo Dongyue Richard mind the word "parrot" and seemed to want to take this opportunity to justify his fellow tribe.

Its ambition is fine and it is worth encouraging. The question is whether there is enough time? Guo Dongyue's mother's condition is unpredictable and may worsen at any time.

Time waits for neither people nor birds.

Richard seemed to see his suspicion and said confidently: "Do you know the relationship between language and memory?"

"I really don't know this, language, memory and relationship?" Hearing the word "memory", Zhang Zi'an felt aroused and couldn't help but think of Guo's mother's condition.

"Of course it's related." Richard raised his head and suddenly became a little sad, as if recalling something long ago. "The brain is the most wonderful organ in a living creature, and there are still many unsolved mysteries. Patients with Alzheimer's syndrome will first forget short-term memory, and then long-term memory, but why can't they forget their language skills?"

Zhang Zian thought seriously, with a little clue, and said, "I think language is a skill, similar to riding a bicycle. If you learn it, you will never forget it?"

"No, in essence, language is also memory, but a deeper memory than long-term memory." Richard denied his speculation, "How many times you say and listen to words every day, language memory will be repeatedly strengthened, which leads to language memory that transcends any other memory. Even if you die, you will never forget it unless you have aphasia, but aphasia does not forget language, but just forget how to extract language from the brain..."

Zhang Zian became more and more confused when he heard it, "What the hell do you want to say?"

"It's nothing. I just thought of the old woman with dementia, and I felt it. "Richard shook his head with a loss, "Let's talk about what you need to do first."

"Okay, tell me, I'll listen."

"The fastest way to train birds to speak at present requires two people to cooperate with each other, for example, you and me." It pointed at him with its wings and pressed it on its chest.

Zhang Zian really wanted to complain that you are a bird or not, but he swallowed it back. It makes no sense to worry about it.

"What should I do specifically?" he asked.

"Specifically, I will teach them some of the most basic words, such as the pronunciation of Chinese characters such as gray, green, red, bowl, pot, rice, etc. After they master a certain amount, they will start to combine freely. At that time, they will observe our interactions, such as seeing a red light, if they can say it correctly, they can get food rewards, and otherwise give the food to me. After this repeated, we will exchange roles, which is called role models/opposite methods."

Zhang Zian roughly understood that this is somewhat similar to using conditioned reflex to train ordinary animals, but it is also different.

After careful consideration, he made a request: "I understand that you think a lot, but this training is not possible soon. You must promise me that if it takes too long, at least teach them that poem."

Richard agreed indifferently, "This is fine, it doesn't take much time. Language learning is not linear, but similar to "enlightenment". You teach an ordinary parrot to speak. Maybe it's a year or two, or even ten or twenty years, and it's still like a mute, but as long as it speaks the first word and the first sentence, the rest will come naturally. Think about it, are you humans the same?"

Zhang Zian thought about it and it seemed that this was true. Some babies could speak less than one year old, while others could speak less than two years old. But this does not mean that the former must be smarter than the latter, but the latter just "understands" later. When the baby learns to say "mom", he can quickly speak other words "dad", "grandfather", and "grandma".

Richard raised his wings and pointed to the bird cage, "They learned the word 'gray' and were enlightened. It will take about a short time to master many common words. By that time, they could not only recite the poem, but also become helpers in daily life and help the old woman live a normal life."

Zhang Zi'an's thinking stagnated for a few seconds before he realized what it meant. After he came back from Guo Dongyue, he told Richard in detail what he saw and heard, and also mentioned that Aunt Bai, who was responsible for taking care of Guo's mother, was not very responsible. If this continues, maybe Guo's mother will encounter danger. Even if she is not satisfied with Aunt Bai, there is no way, because Guo's mother only knows Aunt Bai. If she were replaced by other nannies, she might do something again driven by suspicion and anxiety.

When she said these words, Zhang Zian just told them truthfully, without any special purpose, but felt a little uncomfortable if she didn't say them. Who said that patients with Alzheimer's disease were not in pain? He clearly felt deep depression and confusion from her face, especially when she saw Guo Dongyue, it seemed that every pore on her face was filled with despair, as if a person who was sinking into the bottomless dark abyss was waving his hands desperately, trying to grab something.

The speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional, but Richard thought more from these words. It also faces two paths. One is to simply teach the song "The Song of the Wanderer" to two red-faced parrots, and then complete the task, and everyone is happy; the other path is to truly teach them to speak, not only to justify the parrot's speaking ability, but also to help the poor old woman become her life assistant.

In Guo’s mother’s memory, she not only remembers Aunt Bai, but also Xiao Zi and Pea Huang. Giving her Xiao Zi and Pea Huang who really learned to talk would definitely not cause her to reject her.

After Zhang Zian figured it out, he couldn't help but feel excited. Guo's mother was so pitiful that she would sympathize with anyone who saw it. If she could provide her with some help within her ability, why not do it?

He picked up his phone and wanted to notify Guo Dongyue of the news as soon as possible, but then he let it go again. There is no need to notify him for the time being. After all, he is not sure whether he can succeed. Guo Dongyue has suffered too many disappointments. If he gave him high expectations this time and failed in the end, the blow to him would be too heavy.

Richard looked at the red-faced parrot in the birdcage. At this moment, it seemed to see its figure from them. The African gray parrot who had just been brought into the laboratory, feeling the warmth from humans, the warmth of family, and the warmth of love.

So, this time it not only needs to give back to this warmth, but also make up for the regrets and go further.
Chapter completed!