(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report.
American researchers say contact with rhythm may help people with neurological diseases lead a better life. The researchers reported the finding after they carried out experiments with a famous rock and roll musician.
Scientists say that timing has a major influence on how the human brain works, and when the timing is off, so is the processing of information.
The new study is the work of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. They examined the brain of Mickey Hart. He is a former member of the rock group The Grateful Dead. For the study, he was asked to play electronic drums as a part of a computer game.
Doctor Adam Gazzaley is a neurologist. He says the experiments combined neuroscience with modern technology - gaming and the virtual world.
"So we couple these three different worlds together, use them to inform each other and create really the most powerful real time neural activity visualizer that anyone has ever seen," he said.
Mickey Hart wore a special headgear with sensors as he played the drums. In another room, scientists watched how his brain reacted to the orderly beat or rhythm. They watched how his eyes move, they measured changes in his blood flow and body temperature.
All this information showed his brain's activity in real-time. Mickey Hart says, he is interested in knowing how his brain, what he calls "the master clock" works.
"What is that power, how do we use it, how to we repeat and how can we make a better world using the tools that we have been given. This super organism, there is nothing better than this, this master clock," said Hart.
Researcher Adam Gazzaley says he wanted to see if rhythm could perhaps repair damaged connections in a patient's brain.
"So the idea is that if we can teach the brain how to become a better timing machine, better rhythmically, that your brain will perform at a more optimal level and it will translate into how you interact with the world around you and lead to a better quality of life," he said.
Mickey Hart has been interested in the power of music for many year. In the 1980s, he used music to connect with his grandmother who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. She had not spoken in a year. When he played the drums, she spoke his name, and started talking again.
Scientists say their goal is to use rhythm training and even video games to improve brain function. They believe that when the brain operates efficiently, people enjoy a better quality of life.
And that is the Health Report from VOA Learning English. I'm Milagros Ardin.
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词汇解释
1.neurological adj. 神经病学的，神经学上的
There are also serious neurological complications.
还有许多神经上的严重并发症。
2.visualizer n. 视觉型的人；观察仪；想像者
You can use the visualizer to analyze the segmentation model in different ways.
您可以使用可视化工具用不同的方法来分析细分模式。
3.optimal adj. 最佳的；最理想的
Aim to do some physical activity three times a week for optimal health.
为了达到最佳的健康状况，要力争每周进行3次身体锻炼。
内容解析
1.In another room, scientists watched how his brain reacted to the orderly beat or rhythm.
react to 做出反应
He reacted well to penicillin.
他对青霉素的反应良好。
Observe carefully how the bacteria react to this stimulus.
仔细观察细菌对这一刺激有什么反应。
参考译文
这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。
美国研究者称接触节奏能帮助患者神经疾病的人过上更好的生活，研究者在对一位著名的摇滚音乐人进行试验后发表了研究结果。
科学家说计时对人类大脑运作有着重大影响，一旦计时停止，大脑处理信息的过程也停止。
这项新研究是由旧金山加州大学的研究者进行的，他们检查了米奇·哈特的大脑，米奇·哈特是摇滚乐队“感恩而死”的前成员，为了进行这项研究，他被要求玩电子鼓作为电脑游戏的一部分。
亚当·格萨里博士是一位神经学家，他说试验结合了神经科学和现代技术、游戏和虚拟世界。
“我们将这三个不同的世界结合起来，让它们相互影响，创造出最强大的实时神经活动可视化工具。”
哈特在敲鼓时戴了带有感应器的特殊头盔，科学家们在另一个房间观察他的大脑如何对有节奏的打击旋律做出反应。他们观察他的眼睛如何转动，测量他血流和体温的变化。
所有这些信息都显示即时状态下大脑的活动，米奇·哈特说他对自己大脑如何工作很感兴趣，他称之为“主时钟”。
“这是什么力量？我们如何来利用它？如何能重复利用这些被赋予的工具来使世界更美好，这些超级器官，这个主时钟，没有什么比它更棒的了。”
研究者亚当·格萨里说他想看看节奏是否能修复病人大脑中受损的连接。
“所以我们想看看是否能教大脑来变成更好的计时机器，更加有节奏感，这样大脑就能更优化地运行，能转化为你与周围的世界更好地互动，从而过上高品质的生活。”
米奇·哈特多年来一直对音乐的力量感兴趣，在20世纪80年代，他使用音乐来与患有老年痴呆症的祖母沟通，她当时已经一年没有说话了，当他打起鼓时，她叫了他的名字，然后就开始讲话了。
科学家说他们的目标是使用节奏培训甚至视频游戏来改善大脑运作，他们相信当大脑能高效运作时，人们就能过上更高品质的生活。
这就是美国之音慢速英语健康报道，我是米拉格斯·奥汀。
