Certain parts shrink, especially areas in the brain that are important to learning, memory and planning.
某些部分会萎缩，尤其是大脑中那些对学习、记忆和计划十分重要的区域。
Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged, biochemical changes occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitive areas such as attention and memory.
研究人员已经证实，当人们动脑筋时，大脑中会发生生化变化，使其在注意力和记忆等认知区域更有效地发挥作用。
They are likely to come with larger volumes of white and grey matter in certain areas of the brain.
他们很可能在大脑的某些区域拥有大量的白质和灰质。
Active play may provide necessary stimulation to the growth of synaptic connections in the brain, especially the cerebellum, which is responsible for motor functioning and movements.
积极游戏行为可能为大脑突触连接的生长提供必要的刺激，尤其是在负责运动功能和运动的小脑。
We now know that the decisions humans make can be traced to the firing patterns of neurons in specific parts of the brain.
我们现在知道了大脑特定位置的神经元放电模式是人类决策产生的根源所在。
Adenosine then binds to more and more sites on cells in certain areas of the brain, as the total amount released gradually increases during wakefulness.
当腺苷在清醒状态下释放的总量逐渐增加时，腺苷就会与大脑特定区域越来越多的细胞结合。
At Einstein's autopsy in 1955, his brain was something of a disappointment: it turned out to be a tad smaller than the average Joe's.
在1955 年对爱因斯坦尸体的解剖中，他的大脑多少让人有些失望：它结果比一般男子的大脑还稍微小一点。
The latest research further confirms that the danger lies less in what a motorist's hands do when he takes a call than in what the conversation does to his brain.
最新研究进一步证实，危险不在于司机接电话时双手的动作，而在于通话对大脑的影响。
Eyes twitch randomly in response to stimulation from the brain stem.
当脑干受到刺激时，眼睛会随机抽动。
The most devastating form of brain damage is a condition in which someone is understood to be brain dead.
最具破坏性的一种脑损伤是一种被认为是脑死亡的情况。
The most devastating form of brain damage, for example, is a condition in which someone is understood to be brain dead.
例如，最具破坏性的脑损伤是某人被认为脑死亡的情况。
The signaling in a plant is only superficially similar to the firing in a complex animal brain, which is more than "a mass of cells that communicate by electricity," Taiz said.
植物内部发出的电信号与动物复杂的大脑中发出的神经信号只是表面上相似，动物大脑不仅仅是“通过电信号交流的细胞群”，塔伊兹说道。
If the EEG device can be found to be consistent with changes in brain activity observed by researchers, then a hat to warn of impending errors may become a reality.
如果脑电图装置能被发现与研究者观测的的大脑活动改变相符合，那么一个帽子能预警即将发生的错误可能会成为现实。
The milk of many mammals contains cannabinoids, substances that are known to stimulate certain receptors in the brain.
许多哺乳动物的奶含有大麻素，这种物质可以刺激大脑中的某些受体。
Instead of just crowding in, old information is sometimes pushed out of the brain for new memories to form.
相比往大脑深处挤，旧信息反而有时会被挤出大脑，以便形成新的记忆。
What is even more interesting is that the brain takes in all the information to create that first impression in about three seconds.
更有趣的是，大脑会在大约三秒钟内吸收所有的信息来创造第一印象。
While there may be insights to be gained from matching behavior to brain activity, those insights will not necessarily lead to justice in a court of law.
虽然我们可以从大脑活动与行为的匹配中获得一些洞见，但这些洞见并不一定会在法庭上得到公正的裁决。
The neuronal imbalance in the brain of the infant caused seizures, prompting surgeons to remove the enlarged hemisphere—a treatment that has proven successful in similar cases.
婴儿大脑的神经元失衡导致癫痫发作，促使外科医生切除了扩大的大脑半球——这种治疗在类似病例中被证明是成功的。
To investigate the function of cannabinoids, researchers injected newborn mice with a chemical that is known to block cannabinoides from reaching their receptors in the brain.
为了研究大麻素的作用，研究人员给新生老鼠注射了一种化学物质，这种化学物质可以阻止大麻素到达它们大脑中的受体。
Surely everyone reading this has had times when you lie in bed for hours, unable to fall asleep, because your brain is thinking about work.
所有读到这篇文章的人肯定都有过这样的经历：因为脑子在想着工作，躺在床上好几个小时都无法入睡。
Research published in recent years has shown that running changes your brain and mind in some fascinating ways, from increasing your brain function to regulating your emotions.
近年来发表的研究表明，跑步以一些有趣的方式改变了你的大脑和思维，从增强大脑功能到调节情绪。
The range through these states is mediated by the arousal system, a network of tracts converging from sensory systems to integrating centers in the brain stem.
这些状态的变化是以激发系统作为媒介完成的，而所谓激发系统，是指从各个感觉系统汇聚到位于脑干中整合中心的一个网络。
In 2004, Rogers used this observation to test the advantages of brain bias in chicks faced with the challenge of multitasking.
在2004年，Rogers利用这一观察结果，测试了小鸡在面临多重任务挑战时的大脑倾向优势。
"What people don't realise is that in order to complete these tasks they need to use both the focus and unfocus circuits in their brain," says Pillay.
皮莱说：“人们没有意识到的是，要完成这些任务，他们需要使用大脑中的专注与分心这两种回路”。
In short, our brain evolved circuits to allow us to experience sympathy, which in turn made civilization, and ethics based on sympathy, possible.
简而言之，我们的大脑进化出了让我们体验同情的回路，这反过来又使文明和基于同情的伦理成为可能。
In short, our brain evolved circuits to allow us to experience sympathy, which in turn made civilization, and an ethics based on sympathy, possible.
简而言之，我们的大脑进化出了让我们体验同情的回路，这反过来又使文明和基于同情的伦理成为可能。
Perhaps most exciting is research that suggests that crafts like knitting and crocheting may help to keep off a decline in brain function with age.
也许最令人兴奋的是研究表明，像编织和钩编这样的手艺可能有助于防止因年龄增长而导致的大脑功能下降。
Since nicotine in cigarettes changes brain chemistry, perhaps thereby affecting mood, it is likely that smoking contributes to depression in teenagers.
由于香烟中的尼古丁会改变大脑的化学性质，从而可能影响情绪，因此吸烟可能会导致青少年抑郁。
It's a hobby that I've stuck with, and it continues to help me cope with stress at work, provide a sense of order in hectic days, and allow my brain time to solve problems.
这是我一直坚持的一个爱好，一直帮助我应对工作压力，在忙乱的日子里给我秩序感，让我的大脑得到解决问题的时间。
The researchers speculate that craft activities promote the development of nerve pathways in the brain that help to maintain cognitive health.
研究人员推测，手艺活动促进了大脑神经通路的发展，有助于保持认知健康。
应用推荐