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Virtualrealitycanimprovebrainactivitythatmaybecrucial

forlearning,memoryandeventreatingAlzheimer's,astudyon

ratshasfound.

Aftermonitoringtherats'brainactivity,researchersfromthe

UniversityofCaliforniaLosAngelesdiscoveredelectricalactivity

inaregionknownasthehippocampusneurons（海马体神经元）

differeddependingonwhethertheratswereplacedinrealworld

orVRenvironments.Thenewfindingsaresignificantasthe

hippocampusisaprimarydriveroflearningandmemoryinthe

brain.

Whenratswalkaroundinreallife,electricalactivityinthe

hippocampusappearstosynchronize（同步发生）atarateofeight

heartbeatspersecond.Heartbeatsatthisfrequencyare

generallyknownasHtheta（0）waves”,withstronger0waves

seemingtoimprovethebrain'sabilitytolearnandkeepsensory

information.WhenplacedinaVRenvironment,therat's0

wavesbecamestronger.

"Itturnsoutthatamazingthingshappenwhentheratisin

virtualreality,"saidProfMayankMehtafromUCLA.The

scientistsalsofoundthatVRenvironmentscouldchange

differentelectricalrhythms（节律）indifferentpartsoftheneurons,

whichindicatesthatscientistsmaybeabletocontrolhuman

brainrhythms.

“Thisisanewtechnologythathasgreatpotential,"Mehta

said.ThestudyalsoindicateswhyVRmaystimulatethese

uniquebrainwaves.Abigpartofit,Mehtaputs,maybedownto

theverydifferentsetofstimulipresentedinVR.

Imaginethatyou'reapproachingadoorwayinreallife.Your

eyesseethedoorgettinglarger.Buthowdoyouknowthat

you'removingforwardandthedoorisn'tcomingtoyou?The

answeristhatyourbrainusesinformationsuchasthe

accelerationofyourheadthroughspaceortheshiftofweight

fromonefoottotheother-informationthatmaynotbe

presentduringaVRexperience.

28.Accordingtothepassage,whyarethenewfindings

important?

A.VR'scontributionstolearninghavefinallybeenidentified.

B.VRcanaffectelectricalactivityinthehippocampus

neurons.

C.VRproducesthesameeffectsonbrainsasreal

environments.

D.VRislikelytobecomeanotherdriverforlearningand

memory.

29.Whatcanwelearnabout0waves?

A.Theydon'trespondtodifferentbrainrhythms.

B.Theyremainstableindifferentenvironments.

C.Theyaffecthowhumanperceiveknowledge.

D.Theyhavelittletodowiththerateofheartbeats.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph5refer

to?

A.Thepotentialofthenewtechnology.

B.Thecontrolofhumanbrainrhythms.

C.Thechangeindifferentpartsofneurons.

D.Thestimulationoftheuniquebrainwaves.

31.HowdoestheauthorintroduceVR'sdifferentsetof

stimuli?

A.Byconductingfurthertestsonrats.

B.Bycomparingdifferentenvironments.

C.Byprovidingadetailedanalysis.

D.ByexplainingthetheoryofVR.

28-31BCDB

Onenightin1966,MichaelChapmanrushedintoa

folk-musicclubinCornwall,Englandtogetoutoftherain,and

soonfoundhimselfonstageplayingtheguitar.

“Theyofferedmeajobtoplayfortherestofthe

summer.AndI'vebeenplayingeversinceChapmansays.wI've

toldthatstorysomanytimes,butit'sabsolutelytrue.Ifithadn't

beenrainingthatnight,Iwouldn'tbetalkingtoyou.”

TheBritishguitarplayerhasspentthe50yearssincethenon

theroad.Hereleasedsomepraisedalbumsinthe1970s,buthis

healthwentdownhillinthe80sand90s.LikealotofBritishartists

inthe1960s,Chapmantaughthimselftoplaytheguitarby

listeningtoAmericanjazzandbluesrecords.

Chapmanactuallytaughtphotography,butquitwhenhewas

26toplaymusicfulltime.Whenhewasstartingout,hewasoften

comparedtootherBritishacousticguitarheroesofthetime,like

JohnMartynandBertJansch.

“ThefascinatingthingaboutMichaelChapmanisthathe

doesn'tfitinwiththoseguysofhisgeneration,"saysAndrew

Male,amusicjournalist."He'salwaysbeenanoutsider.Henever

movedtoLondon.

AndwhileheneverbecamepartoftheLondonmusicscene,

Chapmanwasnoticedbythosemusicians."The70scaughtup

withhiminthe80s,"Malesays."Hehadahugeheartattackat

theendofthe80sthatnearlyfinishedhimoff.Whenhemadehis

waybackintotheworldintheearly90s,peoplehadforgotten

abouthim."Butnoteveryone.Ayoungergenerationof

musiciansinAmerica,includingThurstonMooreofSonicYouth

andayoungersingerandguitaristnamedSteveGunn,recently

rediscoveredChapman.

"WewantedtocaptureMichael'svoiceandcharacterwhere

heisnow.Youknow,it'salittleroad-weary,buthestillhasit,"

Gunnsays."Forme,itwasreallyimportanttogetthatright.”

"He'stherightoldmusicianforpresenttimes,"Malesays."I

thinkthemusichemakesseemsquiteintunewithwherewe're

at."

1.WhichcanbestdescribeMichaelChapman'sfirstinvolvement

inmusic?

A.Untrue.B.Accidental.

C.Unfortunate.D.Reasonable.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutMichaelChapmanfromthetext?

A.Hehastaughtphotographyfor26years.

B.Hetaughthimselftoplaytheguitaranddidfarbetterthan

JohnMartyn.

C.Tosomedegree,heisnotacceptedbyotherpeopleofhis

generation.

D.Heisoneofthebestguitarplayersintheearly90s.

3.WhydidMichaelChapmanquithismusiccareeronce?

A.Helosthisspecialvoice.

B.Hesufferedfromasevereheartattack.

C.Hegottiredofcompetingwithothers.