缺乏睡眠對於大腦的影響

How lack of sleep affects the brain

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Scientists in Canada have launched what is set to become the world s largest study of the effects of lack of sleep on the brain.

加拿大科學家啟動了世界最大規模針對於缺乏睡眠對大腦產生的影響方面的研究。

A team, atWestern University,Ontario, want people from all over the world to sign uponlineto do cognitive tests.

一個來自安大略湖西部大學，想讓遍布世界各地的人們在網上報名參加認知測試。

The specially devised computer games test skills such as reasoning, language comprehension and decision-making.

這個專門設計的電腦遊戲測試人們的歸納能力，語言理解呢個能力以及做出決定的能力。

I joined a group of volunteers trying out the tests and had my brain scanned while doing them.

我加入一組志願參加這個測試的人們，當我在測試的時候腦部被掃描。

Trailblazing

Prof Adrian Owen, a British neuroscientist based at theBrain and Mind Institutein London, Ontario, is leading the study.

來自安大略湖倫敦的大腦和思維機構的英國神經科學家Prof Adrian Owen帶隊進行這個研究。

He told me: "We all know what it feels like to not get enough sleep but we know very little about the effects on the brain; we want to see how it affects cognition, memory and your ability to concentrate."

他告訴我"我們都知道沒睡夠的感覺，但是對大腦產生的影響卻知識略知一二，我們想看看到底如何影響認知，記憶以及集中注意的能力。"

The team will collate the cognitive scores and see the variations depending on how much sleep people have had.

這個團隊對照認知得分以及人們睡眠多少而產生的變化。

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