Laughter produces short-term changes in the function of the heart and blood circulation, increasing heart rate and oxygen consumption.

笑会造成心脏和血液循环功能的短期变化，增加心率和耗氧量。

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Moreover, it is likelier that the economy, supported by low interest rates and stimulus programmes, is reviving IT, rather than the other way around—a function of IT’s increasing pervasiveness.

再者，促进IT业复苏的更有可能是有低利率及刺激计划做支撑的经济，而不是其他原因——比如IT业越来越无孔不入的某项功能。

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Regular physical activity may improve brain function, both by increasing blood flow to the brain and stimulating the production of hormones and nerve growth factors involved in neurogenesis.

有规律的体育活动有助于改善脑功能，它不仅可以增加流入大脑的血液，还可以刺激与神经发育有关的激素及神经生长因子的产生。

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Another thing thats going around is the idea that stress increases testosterone in both sexes by increasing the adrenal function.

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In the short-term, if production is increasing as the result of debt, a country can function in relatively good shape.

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With the increasing availability of machines that can peer into brains as they function, there has been rapid progress in understanding the biological mechanisms by which people transform information, such as from a golf lesson, first into actions and ultimately into automatic motor skills that don't require conscious thought to enact.

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