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新聞來源: http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/health/keeping-brain-young-memory/index.html?npt=NP1

今日單字:  Memory  [n.]  =  記憶、記憶力

小編其實從小就是個很健忘的人。

少年時還曾在機場把護照弄丟，好在有好心人幫我收起來。

所以可以增加記憶力的資訊對我而言很實用。

粉絲們，你們健忘嗎??

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 (一) 今日新聞導讀

1.  When Darla Arni's mother began showing the first signs of dementia 16 years ago, Arni worried she was doomed to the same fate.

當她的母親16年前剛開始出現失智症的症狀時，達拉·亞尼就擔心自己注定要走上相同的命運。

2.  Doctors who specialize in the aging brain say that dementia is not inevitable, even in very old age.

研究 大腦衰老的專科醫生們說失智症並非不可避免的，就算到老年也一樣。

3.  But late-life Alzheimer's, affecting people in their 80s and 90s, has only a minor genetic component and can be delayed or prevented with lifestyle changes.....

遲發性阿滋海默症，主要影響八、九十歲的人，只有少許的遺傳成份，並且可因生活方式的改變而延緩或預防。

4.  ....researchers have shown how even moderate exercise can actually increase the size of the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for forming memories...

研究顯示，適度的的運動可以增加海馬迴(腦中負責形成記憶的地方)的大小。

5.  Staying in shape helps maintain a healthy blood flow to the brain, critically important because blood vessels make up one-third of the brain's volume.

保持身形能幫助維持健康的血流量到腦部，這非常的重要，因為腦的體積有三分之一是由血管組成。

(二) 延伸討論

Do you know any other ways to keep your brain healthy ?

Do you do anything to keep yourself mentally active ?

I like doing challenging puzzles, I think that's a good way to keep my brain active.

There's also an APP in my phone that helps train your brain and memory.

The APP is called " Memory Trainer "

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