随着孩子们长大，他们的认知过程也变得越来越敏锐了。
As children grow older, their cognitive processes become sharper.
对人类语言差异的深入研究有助于人们真正理解文化之间的认知差异。
An in-depth study of differences between human languages contributes to a true understanding of cognitive differences between cultures.
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。
The researchers speculate that craft activities promote the development of nerve pathways in the brain that help to maintain cognitive health.
它可以对你的大脑产生深远的影响，提高与语言无关的认知能力，甚至预防老年痴呆。
It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related to language and even shielding against dementia in old age.
认知科学家现在正试图解码人类的想象力，以了解大脑是如何构思、想象以及创造的。
Cognitive scientists are now trying to decode the human imagination, to understand how the brain visualizes, dreams and creates.
今天我们要讨论的是一些动物似乎具有的一种特殊认知力——在镜子里认出自己的能力。
Today we are going to talk about a particular cognitive ability some animals seem to have—the ability to recognize themselves in a mirror.
苏塞克斯大学认知科学教授、人工智能领域的先驱玛格丽特·博登称赞了此类讨论的进展。
AI pioneer Margaret Boden, professor of cognitive science at the University of Sussex, praised the progress of such discussions.
绿色空间对大脑也有好处：环境心理学家的研究表明，绿色空间对注意力缺陷障碍儿童的认知有益。
Green space is good for the mind too: research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive benefits for children with attention-deficit disorder.
最近两项不相关的研究结果支持了这样一种观点，即海豚可能与人类和类人猿具有某些相同的认知能力。
The results of two recent unrelated studies support the idea that dolphins may share certain cognitive abilities with humans and great apes.
发表在《认知》杂志上的一项新研究发现，仅一节道德课就可能产生持久的影响，至少在一种现实情形中是如此。
A new study published in Cognition found that, in at least one real-world situation, a single ethics lesson may have had lasting effects.
情感意识也是元认知的一部分，所以应该帮助孩子们意识到他们对要学习的领域的感受，比如好奇或自信的感觉。
Emotional awareness is also part of metacognition, so children should be helped to be aware of their feelings around the area to be learned, feelings of curiosity or confidence, for example.
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。
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.
从这类实验中得出的越来越多的证据表明，鸟类能够提前计划它们的行动，这对于理解鸟类认知能力来说非常有趣。
Evidence is building up from experiments such as these that the birds are able to plan their actions in advance, which is very interesting for understanding their cognition.
能够参与社交的机器人可以帮助缓解孤独感并发挥认知功能，但机器人本身并不需要直接参与，它可以作为人类交流的中介。
Robots capable of social engagement help with loneliness as well as cognitive functioning, but the robot itself doesn't have to engage directly—it can serve as an intermediary for human communication.
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