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1、Asmanypeoplehitmiddleage,theyoftenstarttonoticethattheirmemoryandmentalclarityarenotwhattheyusedtobe.Wesuddenlycan'trememberwhereweputthekeysjustamomentago,oranoldacquaintance'sname,orthenameofanoldbandweusedtolove.Asthebrainfades,weeuphemisticallyref
2、ertotheseoccurrencesas"seniormoments." Whileseeminglyinnocent,thislossofmentalfocuscanpotentiallyhaveadamagingimpactonourprofessional,social,andpersonalwellbeing. Ithappenstomostofus,butisitinevitable? Neuroscientistsareincreasinglyshowingthatthere
3、'sactuallyalotthatcanbedone.Itturnsthatthebrainneedsexerciseinmuchthesamewayourmusclesdo,andtherightmentalworkoutscansignificantlyimproveourbasiccognitivefunctions.Thinkingisessentiallyaprocessofmakingneuralconnectionsinthebrain.Toacertainextent,ourab
4、ilitytoexcelinmakingtheneuralconnectionsthatdriveintelligenceisinherited.However,becausetheseconnectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice,scientistsbelievethatintelligencecanexpandandfluctuateaccordingtomentaleffort. Now,anewSanFranciscoWeb-basedcompan
5、yhastakenitastepfurtheranddevelopedthefirst"braintrainingprogram"designedtoactuallyhelppeopleimproveandregaintheirmentalsharpness.CalledLumosity,itwasdesignedbysomeoftheleadingexpertsinneuroscienceandcognitivepsychologyfromStanfordUniversity. Lumosit
6、y,isfarmorethananonlineplacetoexerciseyourmentalskills.That'sbecausetheyhaveintegratedtheseexercisesintoaWeb-basedprogramthatallowsyoutosystematicallyimproveyourmemoryandattentionskills.Theprogramkeepstrackofyourprogressandprovidesdetailedfeedbackonyo
7、urperformanceandimprovement.Mostimportantly,itconstantlymodifiesandenhancesthegamesyouplaytobuildonthestrengthsyouaredeveloping--muchlikeaneffectiveexerciseroutinerequiresyoutoincreaseresistanceandvaryyourmuscleuse. 1where2fades3while4damaging5wellbe
8、ing6turns7wordkouts8functions9process10excel11However12accordingto13further14sharpness15allows16track17on18constantly19build20effective 一近中年，很多人会注意到他们的记忆力和思维清晰度不再像从前那样了。我们会突然不能记得刚才把钥匙放在哪里了、不记得某个亲戚的姓名了、或者不记得曾经痴迷的那个老乐队的名字了。大脑退化造成诸多事宜的发生，我们委婉地称之
