新奇事件簿 训练可以提高大脑记忆

Are you good at remembering things? Can you remember a long list of English vocabulary quickly and easily? If the answer to these two questions is 'no,' help may be at hand. A new study says pretty much anyone can have an upgraded memory if they train their brain. Scientists say that we can train our brain to be a "memory athlete" just like athletes train to be champions. Neuroscientist Martin Dresler wrote in the journal "Neuron" that just six weeks of brain training can turn people with average memories into people with an incredible ability to remember things. Dr Dresler even suggested people could train their brain to enter the World Memory Championships that are held in March every year.

你擅长记忆东西吗？你能快速轻松地记忆很多英语词汇吗？如果这两个问题的答案是“不”，帮助的方法可能就在手边。一项新的研究表示，如果训练一下大脑，许多人的记忆力都会得到提高。科学家表示，我们可以训练我们的大脑成为“记忆运动员”，就像运动员通过训练成为冠军一样。神经科学家Martin Dresler在《神经元》杂志上写道，仅需六周的大脑训练，记忆力普通的人就可以拥有难以置信的记忆力。Dresler博士甚至表示，人们可以训练自己的大脑参加每年三月份举行的世界记忆冠军大赛。

Dr Dresler compared MRI scans of the brains of 23 of the world's top 50 memory champions with the brains of "normal" people. He said: "We were interested in what differentiates¹ memory champions from normal people, like you and me." He was surprised to find no differences. This made him believe we can all become memory athletes with the right training. Dresler found that 40 days of daily 30-minute training sessions using a memory technique called mnemonics² more than doubled a person's memory capacity. Mnemonics is an ancient memory device that helps people remember things, especially in list form. Who knows? It could help you with those words for your next vocabulary test.

Dresler博士将世界记忆冠军前50名中23人的大脑扫描图片与一般人的大脑扫描图片进行对比。他表示：“我们对记忆冠军和你我这样的普通人有什么差别比较感兴趣。”让他惊讶的是，两者没有任何区别。这让他相信，通过正确的训练，我们都能成为记忆健将。Dresler博士发现，连续40天，每天30分钟的助记码记忆术训练可以使一个人的记忆力提高一倍以上。助记码是一种古老的记忆设备，帮助人们记忆，尤其是列表形式的内容。谁知道呢？或许这种方法能够帮助你记住下次词汇测试的内容。

1 differentiates   

区分，区别，辨别( differentiate的第三人称单数 )； 区别对待； 表明…间的差别，构成…间差别的特征

参考例句：

• This genus of plants differentiates into many species. 这种植物可分为许多种类。
• Our fax machine differentiates between an incoming fax signal and a voice call. 我们的传真机能区分接收传真信号和语音信号。

2 mnemonics   

n.记忆术

参考例句：

• Mnemonics is important in learning English.记忆术对学英语很重要。
• Mnemonics are made up of letter to represent the operation code.助记码是由字母组成，以代表操作码。