像婴儿一样学习能提高智力

In the experiment, adults were given four different coloured cards and asked to associate nonsensical words with them.
实验中，给成年人4张不同的彩色卡片，让他们自己把卡片跟没有意义的单词联系在一起。

The tasks were the same processes that babies go through when learning how to associate language with objects.
The participants were then asked to accept the new words as actual descriptors for the new colours.
该项任务跟婴儿学习如何把语言跟物体联系起来过程一样。
由于对新颜色有真正描述，参与者就要认识这些新单词。

They had to memorise them so that they could reply with the correct colour name at a later date and to match them with the descriptions when asked.
他们必须记住这些单词，因为晚些时候他们要回答准确的颜色名并把它们跟所描述的搭配起来。

The tasks were carried out in five sessions that were spread over three days but the total amount of time spent on learning only came to one hour and 48 minutes.
整项任务分成5个部分花了3天时间进行，但是用在学习的总体时间只有1小时48分钟。

Researchers then performed MRI scans on the adults and it was revealed that new grey matter had formed in the left hemisphere of their brains.
研究人员又对成人进行核磁共振扫描，表明新的灰质在他们左半脑形成。

It is not yet clear if the new matter was comprised of new neuron formation or if they were simply dendrites (branches).
但是对于该物质是由新神经元构成还是只是树突（分支）还不清楚。

The experiment initially started to try and discover if people perceive the world differently according to which language they speak.
该实验起初是为了试验人们看待世界不同是否由于他们所说的语言不同。

Although that question was not answered, the findings, which have been published in the journal Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, could help millions of people who suffer with learning disabilities.
尽管那个问题没解决，但是发表在《美国国家科学院院刊》的研究结果可以帮助成千上万患有学习障碍的人。

'We were so surprised, we could not believe it — the adult human brain structure changes so fast,' Tan added.
“我们感到非常惊奇，不敢相信——成人大脑结构会变得这么快。”谭教授说。

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