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><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><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><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><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><span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Levinson">Levinson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span>-<span word="Madison">Madison</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> “<span word="more">more</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="wandering">wandering</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span>”, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="results">results</span>, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Psychological">Psychological</span> <span word="Science">Science</span>, <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="juggle">juggle</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="Smallwood">Smallwood</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="Planck">Planck</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Cognitive">Cognitive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brain">Brain</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Leipzig">Leipzig</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: “<span word="What">What</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="deploy">deploy</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.”</p>
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