这里是美国之音英语教学健康报道。

American researchers say contact with rhythm may help people with neurological diseases lead a better life. The researchers reported the finding after they carried out experiments with a famous rock and roll musician.

美国研究人员表示接触有节奏感的东西可以帮助神经疾病患者缓解生活压力。这是在于国内著名摇滚乐队的音乐家合作完成了许多实验后得出的结论。

Scientists say that timing has a major influence on how the human brain works, and when the timing is off, so is the processing of information.

科学家表示计时对人类大脑如何运作有巨大的影响，当时间停止了，大脑也就不再处理任何信息了。

The new study is the work of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. They examined the brain of Mickey Hart. He is a former member of the rock group The Grateful Dead. For the study, he was asked to play electronic drums as a part of a computer game.

这项新的研究成果来自旧金山加州大学研究者们。他们检查了米奇哈特的大脑。米奇哈特是摇滚乐队Grateful Dead的前成员。在实验里，他玩电脑游戏的一个部分，那就是玩电子鼓。

Doctor Adam Gazzaley is a neurologist. He says the experiments combined neuroscience with modern technology - gaming and the virtual world.

亚当·格萨里是一位神经学专家。他表示这些实验结合现代科技、游戏以及虚拟世界来研究神经科学

"So we couple these three different worlds together, use them to inform each other and create really the most powerful real time neural activity visualizer that anyone has ever seen," he said.

他说“因此我们将这三种不同的领域相互结合，相互影响从而创造最强大的神经活动可视化工具”。

Mickey Hart wore a special headgear with sensors as he played the drums. In another room, scientists watched how his brain reacted to the orderly beat or rhythm. They watched how his eyes move, they measured changes in his blood flow and body temperature.

当米奇哈特敲鼓的时候，带上带有传感器的帽子，在另一个房间，科学家们密切注视着他的大脑对节奏的反应，眼睛怎么动，测量他血液的流动以及身体温度!

All this information showed his brain's activity in real-time. Mickey Hart says, he is interested in knowing how his brain, what he calls "the master clock" works.

所有这些信息都实时呈现出来。米奇哈特说他对他称为“主时钟”的大脑是如何运作非常感兴趣。

"What is that power, how do we use it, how do we repeat and how can we make a better world using the tools that we have been given. This super organism, there is nothing better than this, this master clock," said Hart.

哈特说“那是什么力量，怎么利用它以及重复使用，我们怎么运用自身拥有的东西去创造一个更好的世界，没有什么东西比大脑这个超级有机体更好的了!”

Researcher Adam Gazzaley says he wanted to see if rhythm could perhaps repair damaged connections in a patient's brain.

亚当·格萨里想知道是不是节奏可以修复病人的大脑病变神经。

"So the idea is that if we can teach the brain how to become a better timing machine, better rhythmically, that your brain will perform at a more optimal level and it will translate into how you interact with the world around you and lead to a better quality of life," he said.

格萨里说，“我的想法是，如果我们可以训练大脑成为更好的计时机器，更赋节奏感，大脑就能在更好的状态下运行。它会转换成如何与周围世界互动，并提高生活质量。”

Mickey Hart has been interested in the power of music for many year. In the 1980s, he used music to connect with his grandmother who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. She had not spoken in a year. When he played the drums, she spoke his name, and started talking again.

米奇哈特多年来对音乐力量很感兴趣。在20世纪80年代他用音乐与自己患老年痴呆的祖母沟通，他的祖母已经一年没说过话了，当哈特敲鼓时，祖母叫出了他的名字并且慢慢又开始交谈了。

Scientists say their goal is to use rhythm training and even video games to improve brain function. They believe that when the brain operates efficiently, people enjoy a better quality of life.

科学家们说他们的目标就是运用节奏训练甚至玩视频来提高大脑机能。他们坚信大脑更有效的运作会使人们的生活质量得到提高。

And that is the Health Report from VOA Learning English. I'm Milagros Ardin.

这就是今天美国之音健康报道的全部内容。我是米拉格罗斯.阿丁

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From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report.

American researchers say contact with rhythm may help people with neurological diseases lead a better life. The researchers reported the finding after they carried out experiments with a famous rock and roll musician.

Scientists say that timing has a major influence on how the human brain works, and when the timing is off, so is the processing of information.

The new study is the work of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. They examined the brain of Mickey Hart. He is a former member of the rock group The Grateful Dead. For the study, he was asked to play electronic drums as a part of a computer game.

Doctor Adam Gazzaley is a neurologist. He says the experiments combined neuroscience with modern technology - gaming and the virtual world.

"So we couple these three different worlds together, use them to inform each other and create really the most powerful real time neural activity visualizer that anyone has ever seen," he said.

Mickey Hart wore a special headgear with sensors as he played the drums. In another room, scientists watched how his brain reacted to the orderly beat or rhythm. They watched how his eyes move, they measured changes in his blood flow and body temperature.

All this information showed his brain's activity in real-time. Mickey Hart says, he is interested in knowing how his brain, what he calls "the master clock" works.

"What is that power, how do we use it, how to we repeat and how can we make a better world using the tools that we have been given. This super organism, there is nothing better than this, this master clock," said Hart.

Researcher Adam Gazzaley says he wanted to see if rhythm could perhaps repair damaged connections in a patient's brain.

"So the idea is that if we can teach the brain how to become a better timing machine, better rhythmically, that your brain will perform at a more optimal level and it will translate into how you interact with the world around you and lead to a better quality of life," he said.

Mickey Hart has been interested in the power of music for many year. In the 1980s, he used music to connect with his grandmother who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. She had not spoken in a year. When he played the drums, she spoke his name, and started talking again.

Scientists say their goal is to use rhythm training and even video games to improve brain function. They believe that when the brain operates efficiently, people enjoy a better quality of life.

And that is the Health Report from VOA Learning English. I'm Milagros Ardin.