研究:爱走神的孩子更聪明
<p><span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="wander">wander</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sharper">sharper</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>, <span word="research">research</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>.</p><p>研究显示,那些爱走神的孩子也许脑子更灵活。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> “<span word="working">working</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>”, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manipulate">manipulate</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mentally">mentally</span>.</p><p>一项研究发现,那些似乎老走神的人拥有更多“工作记忆”,让他们能在大脑中储存许多信息,并能在大脑中对其进行操纵。</p><p><span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>’ <span word="instructions">instructions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="dictated">dictated</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span>.</p><p>学校中的孩子每日需要这类记忆来完成各种任务,例如遵从老师的教导,或记住听写的句子。</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participants">participants</span>’ <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wandering">wandering</span>.</p><p>在研究过程中,研究人员让志愿者执行两个简单任务的其中之一,并在执行过程中不时询问参与者是否在走神。</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="interspersed">interspersed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>.</p><p>最后,参与者用自己对穿插着简单数学题的一连串字母的记忆力来测算自己的工作记忆容量。</p>
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