中英對照讀新聞 Left-handers "think" more quickly 左撇子思考比較快

鄭寺音

Left-handed people can think quicker when carrying out tasks such as playing computer games or playing sport, say Australian researchers.

澳洲研究人員說，左撇子在進行類似玩電玩或運動等需要動腦的活動時，想得比較快。

Connections between the left and right hand hemispheres of the brain are faster in left-handed people, a study in Neuropsychology shows.

「神經心理學」期刊刊登的一項研究顯示，左撇子的左右腦之間的連結比較快。

The fast transfer of information in the brain makes left-handers more efficient when dealing with multiple stimuli.

腦中資訊的快速轉換，讓左撇子處理多重刺激時更有效率。

The researchers found that the more left handed people were the better they were at processing information across the two sides of the brain.

研究人員發現，慣用左手傾向越強的人，就越擅長處理貫通頭腦左右兩半邊的資訊。

Study leader Dr Nick Cherbuin from the Australian National University concluded： "These findings confirm our prediction of increasing efficiency of hemispheric interactions with increasing left-handedness."

領導這項研究的澳洲國立大學學者茄布恩博士總結道：「這些發現證實我們的預測正確無誤，即慣用左手傾向越強，腦左右半邊之間的互動就越有效率。」

新聞辭典

carry out︰做或完成某事。例句：Our soldiers carried out a successful attack last night.（我們的士兵昨晚完成了一次成功的攻擊。）

hemisphere︰大腦半邊；（地球的）半球。例句：What is the largest city in the southern hemisphere?（南半球哪個城市最大？）

correlation︰相互關係，關聯。例句：The correlation between climate and vegetation.（氣候與植物生長之間的關係。）