| 10 ways to boost your intellect |
提升智力十大訣竅 |
| Scientists have shown a weekend lie-in provides an essential boost to brain power. The Daily Telegraph also explores 10 other factors that may help improve your intellect. |
科學家們發現，周末睡個懶覺可以顯著提升腦力。英國《每日電訊報》還為大家提供了10種有可能提升智力的其它方法。 |
| ※ Exercise |
※ 鍛煉 |
| A Cambridge University study found that after a few days of running, hundreds of thousands of new brain cells were shown to have grown in a region that is linked to the formation and recollection of memories. |
劍橋大學的一項研究發現，持續幾天的跑步鍛煉以后，在大腦負責形成和重復記憶的區域有成千上萬的新腦細胞誕生。 |
| ※ An afternoon nap |
※ 午后小睡 |
| Research found that sleeping for an hour in the afternoon boosts brain power and increases its ability to learn new facts and tasks. |
研究發現，下午睡上一小時不僅可以提升腦力，而且可以提高大腦應付新問題的能力。 |
| ※ Magnesium-rich foods |
※ 吃富含鎂的食物 |
| Eating foods rich in magnesium such as spinach and broccoli could boost memory and brain power. |
經常吃菠菜和西蘭花等富含鎂的蔬菜可以提升記憶和腦力。 |
| ※ Mowing the lawn |
※ 修剪草坪 |
| Australian scientists claimed that the aroma of freshly cut grass works directly on the brain, particularly targeting areas associated with emotion and memory. |
澳大利亞科學家發現，剛剛割下來的草散發的芬芳能夠直接作用于大腦，可以有效地改善情緒和記憶。 |
| ※ Sex and chocolate |
※?多做愛，多吃巧克力 |
| It has been claimed that eating a lot of dark chocolate, having lots of sex and having cold meat for breakfast significantly improves brain power. |
據說多吃黑巧克力，多做愛以及早餐吃冷肉菜肴可以顯著提升腦力。 |
| ※ Music lessons for young |
※ 讓孩子學習音樂 |
| A study has shown that young children who take music lessons show more advanced brain development and improved memory than those who do not. |
研究發現，參加音樂課程學習的孩子比沒有參加的孩子腦部發育要更完善，記憶水平也更高。 |
| ※ Talking to your baby |
※ 和嬰兒說話 |
| Researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois found that words play an important role in the brain development of children even before they begin to speak. |
美國伊利諾伊州西北大學的研究人員發現，即使是不會說話的嬰兒，語言對于他們的大腦發育也起到非常重要的作用。 |
| ※ Tetris |
※ 玩俄羅斯方塊 |
| A study by American scientists found that the classic computer puzzle Tetris may also have a positive impact on your brain power. |
美國科學家發現，玩經典的電腦游戲“俄羅斯方塊”同樣可以提升腦力。 |
| ※ A thinking cap |
※ 思維帽 |
| The researchers from the University of British Colombia in Vancouver are now working on developing a 'thinking cap' and hope the device will enhance the mind's ability to learn. They discovered that the brain's ability was significantly enhanced when a magnetic pulse was applied to the premotor cortex, the area of the brain just behind the forehead. |
溫哥華英屬哥倫比亞大學的研究人員正致力于研發一種名叫“思維帽”的設備，希望借此提高人腦的學習能力。他們發現，用磁脈沖刺激大腦前額后的區域，也就是運動前區皮層的時候，大腦學習的能力會有很大提高。
（China.org.cn） |
