像婴儿一样学习能提高智力

People who are furrowing their brows over weighty arithmetic puzzles or sweating over wordy text books might want to take note.
对超难度算术题皱眉头或对冗长的课本冒汗的人需要记笔记。

Adults can significantly bulk up their brains in just a couple of hours by carrying out simple learning tasks that are on the same intelligence level as a baby.
成人通过完成跟婴儿同样智力的简单学习任务，能够有效地提高智力。

Scientists had previously believed that the human brain was incapable of adding grey matter over short periods of time.
科学家们以前认为人类大脑灰质不能在短时间内增加。

But adults quickly boosted their grey matter when they were given simple learning tasks that could be completed by a baby, according to a study.
但是根据该研究，成人可以通过完成婴儿般简单任务来增加大脑灰质。

The ground-breaking discovery could pave the way for a range of new treatments for brain disorders that doctors had previously thought were beyond help.
这项独创性发现为大脑紊乱的新治疗方法做好准备，大脑紊乱在以前医生是无能为力的。

'Our finding suggests that the adult human brain is far more plastic than previously believed,' researcher Li-Hai Tan, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Hong Kong, told LiveScience.
“我们的研究表明成人大脑比以前的发现更有可塑性。”香港大学认知神经科学家谭力海在《生活科学》上说。

'We are very excited about the finding, because we think that it offers hope to adult people with brain development disorders.
“我们对这项发现感到非常兴奋，因为我们觉得它可以为患脑部发育紊乱的成人提供希望。”

'With appropriate intervention strategies, adults' brains may still be able to quickly develop structure to acquire skills.
“随着适当的干预策略，成人大脑依然可以快速开发组织获得技能。”

'This will be a welcome relief to many families.'
“这对许多家庭来说将会是一种安慰。”

Researchers have known for many years that the brains of young children are able to grown rapidly.
研究人员从多年前已经知道儿童的大脑可以迅速发育。

In recent years, studies have also found that the adult brain is still relatively malleable and capable of increasing its grey matter after learning for several weeks.
最近几年，研究也表明成人大脑在学习几个星期之后依然可塑，能够增加大脑灰质。

But never before have doctors known that the human brain can be 'pumped up' over such short periods of time.
但是以前从没有医生知道人类大脑可以在短时间内“快速发育”。

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