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You
know that eating healthy, staying active, and solving a few brain games can
help keep your memory. But the following lesser-known habits work wonders too.
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When
we sit with our shoulders bent forward, this defeated position actually causes
us to feel anxious or depressed — which makes it harder to think clearly and
remember things. Conversely (反过来),
straight upright posture apparently improves memory because it boosts blood and
oxygen flow to the brain.
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Exercise — Once
Having
trouble remembering faces? In a study, pictures of faces were shown
to
older
folks after they pedal a stationary (静止的)
bike at an intense pace or simply sit on a self-pedaling bike. On average,
people remembered the faces better after the intense exercise. What's more, the
memory gains after a single workout were similar to the gains after 3 months of
regular exercise.
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Limit TV
Every
parent and grandparent has heard that too much screen time can hurt a child's cognitive
development. According to a study, people (aged 50 or older) who
watched more than 3. 5 hours of TV a day for 6 years experienced a greater drop
in verbal memory test scores than those who watched less.
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Draw aimlessly
A
research shows those who drew the words remembered the most when recalling
words. That's because while some parts of the brain about getting memory back
become worse as people grow older, the picture processing regions usually don't.
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Walk Backward
Walk
back! Backward motion — whether real, imagined, or watched — helps people
remember the information better than sitting still and, in most cases, better
than forward motion. It may be that moving backward in space mentally helps us
move back in time to the moment we learned something.
A. Sit Tall.
B. Stand Straight.
C. Start more workouts.
D. Sweat for physical
training.
E. Thus sketching can help
adults keep their memory sharp.
F. But what about those at
the other end of their life span?
G. Next time you're trying to
recall something, don't just think back.
答案:【1】A【2】D【3】F【4】E【5】G