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School is starting, and students across the country are about to spend a lot of time in the classroom and in the library. And as they crack their textbooks open, they're going to hear a lot of familiar advice about how to study right. “Sit still, in a quiet place. Avoid distractions. Keep your focus on the book. Put away your devices. Study in the same place every day. Practice discipline and make studying into a routine.” But that's not the only way to learn, and brain science is increasingly suggesting alternatives. 又到了开学季，全国各地的学生们很多时间都花费在教室和图书馆里。当他们打开教科书时，就又将听到一套关于如何学习的不能再熟悉的理论。“要坐得住，环境要清幽，不能分心，专注于你的书本，把电子设备拿开，每天在同样的地方学习，有规律地学习。”但是这并不是学习的唯一之路，而且我们的大脑总是会给出与之相左的建议。 Benedict Carey, who covers medicine and science for the The New York Times, is the author of How We Learn. He says that many of the old adages about studying and focus are outdated.Take the idea of studying in the same place every day. "You don't have to have the same chair, the same cubicle, the same room, to do your memorization," Carey says, "Changing context, changing environment aids retention." 为纽约时报药物与科学采访撰稿的本尼迪克特· 凯里是《如何学习》的作者。她说，很多关于学习和专注的理论都已经过时了。就拿每天要在同样的地方学习这一条来说，“辅助记忆的话，没必要非得坐同一张椅子，同一个隔间，同一个房间。”凯里这样说，“换个环境反倒会有助于记忆。” | 
