【英语时差8,16】电刺激帮助提高数学技能2

 Do you have trouble with math? Are there treatments or therapies that can help you get better at mathematics? Good question. And the answer is, yes. Or, at least, there may be. First, though, understand that you’re not alone. Researchers estimate that something like 20% of people have some sort of math disability. Which can be difficult, especially for doing well in school and on standardized¹ tests and the like. Now, doing math is a mental exercise, of course. Some people’s brains seem hard-wired to make sense of numbers. But a group of scientists at Oxford² University may have found a way to help people whose brains don’t take as easily to math. Among a group of fifteen volunteers, they used a mild electrical current to stimulate³ the right hemisphere of the brains of one group, during six two hour sessions. Specifically, they stimulated⁴ the parietal lobe⁵ the part of the brain linked to working with numbers. The other group was also hooked up to electrodes but received no stimulation⁶.

1 standardized   

adj.标准化的

参考例句：

• We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
• The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。

2 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

3 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

4 stimulated   

a.刺激的

参考例句：

• The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
• The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。

5 lobe   

n.耳垂，（肺，肝等的）叶

参考例句：

• Tiny electrical sensors are placed on your scalp and on each ear lobe.小电器传感器放置在您的头皮和对每个耳垂。
• The frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for controlling movement.大脑前叶的功能是控制行动。

6 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。