[科学美国人60秒] SSS 2015-11-09
时间：2019-01-20 作者：英语课 分类：2015年Scientific American(十一)月
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From the back sea of a cab, the moves a driver makes may a time-seem let's say in fact, cabies may actually be better, more drivers than the rest of us. because they know their streets so well.
Previous research found that the in the brain of a typical cab driver is enlarged. That’s the part of the brain used in navigation. But now a study conforms that learning detail navigation information doesn’t indeed cause that part of the brain to grow.The findings are in the journal: Neuro images.
Researchers have young adults who are not regular gamers played a driving simulation games. Some practiced the same road 20 times, while other players were confronted with 20 different roads. The participants’ brains were scanned before they performed the simulated driving and again after.
Researchers found that subjects who captures the same roads increase their speed more than those drive multiple roads. The single road drivers were also much better able to put in order a sequence of friends in pictures taking taking along the way and to draw a map of the road.
the investigators 1 also found increases in the single road drivers in the functional 2 connetivity between the and other parts of the brain involved with navigation. And the amount of changes was that related to the amount of improvement each participant displayed.
this findings make the explain whether a uber driver can eventually get you from point A to point B but may lack the seemingly effort listen mental flexibility 3 that a yellow cabie displayed on the streets. have been there, done that and their show itthanks for the minute.
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的
- The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
- The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。
n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性
- Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
- The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。