Scientists have developed an on-off switch in memory.

科学家已研制出一种记忆开关。

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Of course, to turn the on-off switch on is harder when somebody's in a coma.

当然要开启这个开关难度更大，当人陷入昏迷。

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The cognitive structures are still there, but the on-off switch is switched to off.

认知结构仍然存在，只是开关还没有被开启。

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So now it's not just that the on-off switch is stuck in off, the brain's no longer capable of engaging in these higher order P-functions.

所以现在看来就不是开关被卡住，大脑已经不再有能力,实行这些高级的人格功能。

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Of course, to turn the on-off switch on is harder when somebody's in a coma.

当然要开启这个开关难度更大,当人陷入昏迷。

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The cognitive structures are still there, but the on-off switch is switched to off.

认知结构仍然存在，只是开关还没有被开启。

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The earpiece has an on-off switch, a three-stage volume control and uses a rechargeable battery.

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They seem only to care about where the on-off switch is located.

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With a mechanical keyboard, on the other hand, each key press triggers an actual on-off switch a feeling as solid as flicking on the lights.

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