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Shopping can boost the brainpower of the elderly, researchers have found. 研究人员发现，购物能提高老年人的智力。 Duke University scientists found older adults seem to need extra brainpower to make shopping decisions - especially ones that rely on memory. 美国杜克大学（Duke University）的科学家们观察到，老年人在作出购物决定（尤其是那些要依靠记忆力的决定）时，似乎需要动用额外的脑力。 To do this, they discovered they use an additional brain area to remember competing consumer products and choose the better one - meaning they don't miss a bargain. Older shoppers use an additional brain area to remember competing consumer products and choose the better one - meaning they don't miss a bargain. 为了作出购物决定，老年人会用一个额外的大脑区域去记住各类产品，然后从中挑选出最优的——这意味着他们不会错过任何一件便宜货。 'The study gives a bright picture, actually,' Nichole Lighthall, who led the research, appearing Nov. 19 in the Journal of Neuroscience. 这项研究发表于11月19日的《神经科学杂志》（Journal of Neuroscience）。项目负责人尼科尔·莱特霍尔（Nichole Lighthall）认为：“事实上，此研究能为医学界带来一个明朗的未来。” 'It suggests that for healthy older adults, even though their memory might not be as good, they can naturally recruit other brain regions that are not typically involved in the task. | 
