研究发现：读好书可提升大脑功能
<p>据英国《独立报》网站12月29日报道，一项最新研究结果显示，读完一本扣人心弦的小说之后，人的大脑会发生实际的、可监测的积极生理变化，并且这一变化会持续至少5天。</p><p>这项研究由美国埃默里大学的研究人员设计并执行，共有21名大学生参与了此次实验，耗时19天。所有受试者都阅读同样的小说——2003年的恐怖小说《庞贝》。</p><p>研究发现，阅读一本好书时，大脑中原本处于静息状态的连接性会变得活跃起来，并且还会在大脑左颞叶皮层产生一种与肌肉记忆类似的神经变化。</p><p><span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gripping">gripping</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="actual">actual</span>, <span word="measurable">measurable</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="linger">linger</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Emory">Emory</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neurological">neurological</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="temporal">temporal</span> <span word="cortex">cortex</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="receptivity">receptivity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="sensory">sensory</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>.</p><p><span word="Neurons">Neurons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tricking">tricking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="grounded">grounded</span> <span word="cognition">cognition</span> - <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="running">running</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="activate">activate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neurons">neurons</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="running">running</span>.</p>
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