过度使用社交网络，会让你变得更迟钝_BEC初级作文

过度使用社交网络，会让你变得更迟钝

“At any given time, the working memory can carry up to three or four items. When we attempt to stuff more information in the working memory, our capacity for processing information begins to fail.

“在任何时候，工作记忆都只能记住3到4个东西。当你企图在工作记忆中塞入更多信息时，我们处理信息的能力就会衰减。

When you are on Facebook, you are making it harder to keep the things that are ‘online’ in your brain that you need.

当你在刷脸书的时候，你会让自己更难记住脑中那些你需要记得的东西。

In fact, when you try to process sensory information like speech or video, you are going to need partly the same system of working memory, so you are reducing your own working memory capacity.

事实上，当你需要处理演讲、视频这种感官信息的时候，你在一定程度上需要用到和工作记忆同样的系统，所以你是在削弱自己的工作记忆能力。

And when you try to store many things in your working memory, you get less good at processing information.”

而当你想在工作记忆当中存储很多东西的时候，你处理它们的能力就不那么好了。”

Ultimately, the brain is designed for periods of both activity and relaxation.

说到底，大脑既需要工作也需要休息。

It is the periods of relaxation and downtime — preferably disconnected from the distractions of your computer or smartphone — that are needed for memory consolidation and transferring important information to your long-term memory.