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No joke: Learning to juggle can cause changes in human brain structure,say researchers at the University of Regensburg in Germany.At the start of their stydy, the scientists performed brain scans on 24 volunteers with no juggling ability. Then they gave half the group three months to learn how to juggle three balls for at least 60 seconds.After the practice period,brain scans of the12 jugglers showed more gray matter--brain tissue related to processing information—than non-jugglers. The catch: When the jugglers stop tossing the balls for another three months, the amount of gray matter returned to normal. “Our results challenge our view of the human central nervous system (brain and spinal cord),”The lead researcher Arne May said. Traditionally, scientists have believed that the adult brain does not change after new experiences. May suspects that juggling could change how brain cellls are made or connected. He hopes his studies will eventually help treat brain diseases.
2007年07月21日 15点07分
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