清醒早晨-听音乐(7)

ways to improve your alertness and cognitive¹ function in the morning.

 

早晨提高你的警觉性及认知能力

 

Listen to music

 

听音乐

 

Finally, the team suggests listening to music when you first get up.

 

Music can cause the pupils to dilate² and increase blood pressure, inducing a 'state of arousal.'

 

Listening to music also increases activity in theareas of the brain linked to movement and emotion, and can help to release dopamine to activate³ positive feelings.

 

1 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。

2 dilate   

vt.使膨胀，使扩大

参考例句：

• At night,the pupils dilate to allow in more light.到了晚上，瞳孔就会扩大以接收更多光线。
• Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain.运动会使大脑表层的血管扩张。

3 activate   

vt.使活动起来，使开始起作用

参考例句：

• We must activate the youth to study.我们要激励青年去学习。
• These push buttons can activate the elevator.这些按钮能启动电梯。