首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Pregnant women who suffer lapses(忘却) in memory or concentration may no longer be able to blame it on "the bump". The idea that b
Pregnant women who suffer lapses(忘却) in memory or concentration may no longer be able to blame it on "the bump". The idea that b
admin
2013-01-20
24
问题
Pregnant women who suffer lapses(忘却) in memory or concentration may no longer be able to blame it on "the bump". The idea that bearing children affects one’s brain power---the "baby brain"--is a myth, researchers say.
Their study found no difference in how pregnant women or new mothers scored on tests of thinking speed and memory compared with those who were childless. Writing in the British Journal of Psychiatry, the authors said that pregnant women should be encouraged to stop attributing lapses in memory or logical thinking to their growing baby.
The findings contradict previous studies that claimed women’s brains decline in size by up to 4 per cent while they are pregnant, potentially leading to worse performance on tests of memory and oral skills.
Helen Christensen, author of the latest study, said that the effect was "a myth". Professor Christensen’s team recruited 1,241 women aged 20-24 in 1999 and 2003 and asked them to perform a series of tasks. The women were followed up at four-year intervals and asked to perform the same cognitive tests. A total of 77 women were pregnant at the follow-up assessments, 188 had become mothers and 542 remained childless.
The researchers found no significant differences in cognitive(认知的) change for those women who were pregnant or new mothers during the assessments and those who were not.
"Not so long ago, pregnancy was ’confinement’ and motherhood meant the end of career aspirations," Professor Christensen said, "but our results challenge the view that mothers are anything other than the intellectual peers of their contemporaries."
Cathy Warwick, of the Royal College of Midwives, said that the difficulties of pregnancy and motherhood could explain why some women felt absent-minded or tired.
The number of infants in England dying before their first birthday is still greater than in countries such as France, Spain, the Audit Commission says.
The health of pre-school children has not significantly improved despite the Government having spent £10 billion, directly or indirectly, since 1998 on improving the health of children under the age of 5 in England. Infant death rates have fallen but are "still relatively high" compared with other European countries.
According to the first paragraph, some women attributed lapses in memory or concentration to ______.
选项
A、their pregnancy
B、the "baby brain"
C、an unscientific cause
D、changes to their brains
答案
A
解析
第1段第1句中的blame it on the bump”表明只要找到the bump指的是什么,就能找到答案。对比第1段两句的内容可以推断the bump和bearing children意思相近,而在选项当中,A与bearing children的意思相同,因此,本题应选A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/JQu7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Hecanlearnknowledgefromit.B、Hecanmaketheclassesmorecreative.C、Hecansharehisexperiencewiththeothers.D、Hee
A、Consultingfertilizerknowledgethroughacall.B、Inquiringweatherinformationonline.C、Helpingfarmerschoosegoodseeds.D
MexicoPutsItsChildrenonaDietMexicoputsitsschoolchildrenonadietatthebeginningoftheyear.Butasoftenhappe
Some23millionadditionalU.S.residentsareexpectedtobecomemoreregularusersoftheU.S.healthcaresysteminthenexts
______(由于航空公司间激烈的竞争),travelexpenseshavebeenreducedconsiderably.
A、Sometimesitisinteresting,butsometimesitisboring.B、Itishardwork,andshewantstochangeherjob.C、Itisaneasyj
Memoryisourmostimportantpossession.Withoutmemory,youwouldn’tknowwhoyouare.Youcouldn’tthinkaboutthepastorplan
Memoryisourmostimportantpossession.Withoutmemory,youwouldn’tknowwhoyouare.Youcouldn’tthinkaboutthepastorplan
A、Worried.B、Cheerful.C、Confident.D、Angry.A根据女士提到的anightmare(一场噩梦)以及couldn’tfigureouttheanswer(想不出答案)可推断出,女士很担心她的期末考试,故答
Planningisaveryimportantactivityinourlives.Itcangive【C1】______,evenexcitementorcausequitesevereheadaches.Th
随机试题
既治风湿热痹,义治疗湿热黄疸的药物是()(1997年第35题)
Someofhissuggestionshadbeenrejected______theywerenotpracticable.
患者女,35岁。检测白细胞、血小板正常,血红蛋白80g/L,网织红细胞1.5%。应用铁剂治疗5天,网织红细胞升高达6%。诊断最可能是
来源于兰科植物的药材是
能引起药物性牙龈增生的药物是()
阿托品常引起口干、尿潴留、视力模糊,属于氨基糖苷类抗生素所致的耳聋,属于
下列不属法人应具备的条件是()。
【背景资料】 某中型水库检验加固工程内容包括:加固放水洞洞身,新建放水洞进口竖井、改建溢洪道出口翼墙,重建主坝上游砌石护坡,新建防浪墙和重建坝顶道路等工作。签约合同价为580万元,合同工期8个月,2011年12月1日开工,合同约定: (1)为保证安全度
政府职能必须反映政府的需求。()
Mostanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintimeto______.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
最新回复
(
0
)