他们可以在大脑的“工作记忆”区同时处理几件事，这是这个多任务时代的一项基本技能。
They can attend to several things at once in the mental scratch pad called working memory, an essential skill in this era of multitasking.
研究人员指出，虽然他们的研究结果显示在训练脑额叶前部皮层后效率提高了，可这一多任务处理的效果似乎不仅仅来自于大脑这一片区域的变化。
The researchers noted that though their results showed increased efficiency in the posterior prefrontal cortex, this effect and multitasking itself are likely not supported solely by this brain area.
这些发现支持着这样的观点：随年龄增长，多任务处理能力下降。这是由于大脑在同时处理任务中的适应能力下降，同时在保持每个任务的最好表现方面也有所下降。
The findings support the idea that multi-tasking abilities decline with age, as the brain becomes less adept at juggling simultaneous tasks and maintaining peak performance for each one.
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