长期乏味工作及恶劣工作环境会影响员工的脑健康!

 A new study from the Florida State University suggests that inadequate¹ amount of stimulation² in the workplace and an unclean working environment can both affect the brain functions of employees on the long run.

佛罗里达州立大学的一项新研究显示，缺乏刺激的工作区域、不洁净的工作环境从长远来看均会影响员工的大脑功能。

"Psychologists say that the brain is a muscle, while industrial hygienists point to chemicals in the work environment that may cause decline," explained Joseph Grzywacz, the Norejane Hendrickson Professor of Family and Child Sciences and lead researcher on the study, in a statement.

家庭和儿童科学教授、此次研究的首席研究员约瑟夫·格雷兹瓦兹在一份声明中说道：“心理学家们表示，大脑是一种肌肉，而工业卫生师指出工作环境中的化学物质可能会导致脑部肌肉萎缩，”

长期乏味工作及恶劣工作环境会影响员工的脑健康!

The new study, published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, suggests that both workplace cleanliness and stimulation plays an important role in the long-term cognitive³ well-being⁴ of employees.

这一新研究发表在《职业和环境医学》期刊上，介绍了工作场所的清洁和刺激在长期来看对员工的认知健康起着重要的作用。

"There are real things in the workplace that can shape cognitive function: some that you can see or touch, and others you can't. We showed that both matter to cognitive health in adulthood," Grywacs added in a press release.

格雷兹瓦兹在一份媒体稿件上补充说道：“在工作场所真的有一些东西能够塑造认知功能：一些东西你看得见摸得着，一些却不能。我们展示了这些东西对成年人的认知健康有影响，”

For the study, researchers analyzed⁵ the data of 4,963 adults aging from 32 to 84 from the 48 contiguous states.

此次研究数据来自48个州，年龄在32岁到84岁的4963名成年人。

The researchers the individual workplace of each participant and later use information they learned. Executive functioning skills such as their ability to complete tasks, manage time and pay attention were also observed.

研究人员分析了每个参与者的工作环境以及随后运用所获取的信息的能力。他们还观察其执行能力，比如完成任务，管理时间和专注力等。

Their study resulted into two major findings.

他们的研究得出了两大结论。

First, researchers discovered that learning new skills and facing new challenges resulted in stronger cognitive performance particularly for women as they aged⁶.

首先，研究人员发现，学习新技能和面对新挑战会导致更强的认知能力，特别是对于年龄增长的女性来说。

On the other hand, cognitive decline were observed in both men and women exposed to dirty working environment.

另一方面，在一个肮脏的工作环境中工作的男人和女人，认知能力都会有所下降。

1 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

2 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。

3 cognitive   

adj.认知的，认识的，有感知的

参考例句：

• As children grow older,their cognitive processes become sharper.孩子们越长越大，他们的认知过程变得更为敏锐。
• The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠。

4 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

5 analyzed   

v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。