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Yaël: Hey Don, whatcha reading? Don? Don! Don: Huh? Y: I asked what book you're reading. D: Oh, sorry. I guess I was lost in the story. Y: That's OK. That's what a good story will do, right? In fact, there's a study that explains what's going on the brain when we get caught up in a story. D: Do tell. Y: Basically, according to the study, when you read a story that engages you, your brain creates detailed1 and vivid simulations of the details in the story. D: You mean that when I'm reading, my brain is activated2 as though I'm actually doing the things I'm reading about? Y: Or observing them, or imagining them. The point is that reading isn't a passive activity where the brain is just processing language. It's much more dynamic and active. So if you're reading a book about baseball, say, the brain reacts in ways similar to how it would if you were actually playing baseball, or watching a game, or imagining yourself hitting a ball, or whatever. D: Interesting. How was this studied? Y: That's interesting, too. The researchers studied readers' brains using an MRI scanner. But because the readers had to remain perfectly3 still, their heads were immobilized as they read the story one word at a time on a computer screen. D: That's hardly a typical reading experience. Y: True. But even reading stories in that strange, one-word-at-a-time way, the readers'brains were still activated to create mental simulations of the story. D: So what does this mean? Y: Maybe that being lost in a good book doesn't mean you're zoned4 out. It's more like your brain is tuned5 in.
be lost in sth:全神贯注与,沉浸于
to be lost in thought 陷入沉思
get caught up in sth: 陷入,沉浸于,被吸引
stimulation6:刺激;兴奋;激励;鼓舞
Lazy people need stimulation to make them work.
懒人需要激励才能使他们工作。
immobilize
1. 使固定;使不动:
She was immobilized by shock.
她由于震惊而目瞪口呆。
2. 使(部队、车辆等)不能调动,使丧失机动性
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adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的 | |
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adj. 激活的 动词activate的过去式和过去分词 | |
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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adj.划成区域的,束带的v.(飞机、汽车等)急速移动( zoom的现在分词 );(价格、费用等)急升,猛涨 | |
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adj.调谐的,已调谐的v.调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调 | |
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n.刺激,激励,鼓舞 | |
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