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.

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。

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So, why might being exposed to green space improve cognitive functioning?

那么，为什么在自然的怀抱中能提升认知能力呢？

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Simply put, viewing nature seems to enhance people's cognitive functioning.

简言之，感受大自然貌似可以提高人们的认知能力。

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But imagine that what's gone on is there's been decay of the brain structures that underwrite the cognitive functioning.

但这样设想一下,大脑的结构正在败坏,破坏了认知能力。

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And there's also,of course,in each one of our cases, there's these higher mental cognitive functions that I've been calling the person functioning, there's the B-functions and there's the P-functions.

当然对我们来说，还有更高级的精神上的认知功能,我称之为人格功能，所以就有生理功能和人格功能。

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