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江苏省南京玄武区2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期末考试卷
We are told to pay attention to what our mothers tell us. Most of us enjoys listening to our speak. Scientists have found that compared to other people's voices, our brains greatly prefer the voices of our own mothers.
Scientists at Stanford University, US, recently studied this. They scanned (扫描) children's brains while they were listening to different sounds, including their mothers' voices. They found that 97 percent of the time, children could recognize their mothers' voices at once.
Hearing their mothers' voices makes children's brains more active. We usually just use one part of our brain to deal with sounds when we hear something. But when we hear our mothers voices, many parts of the brain, including those in charge of (负责) reward (奖赏) and emotion (情感). start to work as well.
Why do we respond so strongly to our mothers' voices? It starts even before we're born. When children are still in the womb (子宫) or have just been born, they hear their mothers talking. This makes babies feel comfortable and teaches them language and social skills, even though they are still very young. The babies learn to recognize their mothers' voices as a rewarding (奖励性的） sound. Later, when this sound is heard again, more attention is paid to it.
Some sounds are necessary for our survival or bring us pleasure. These sounds are recognized by our brains as rewarding sounds. Most human voices are not recognized in this way, since we hear them so often. But mothers' voices are different. They bring us a lot of comfort.
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SKYLINE HOTEL. NEW YORK PARK (Five Stars) 790. 8th Ave. New York. 10018. the United States of America 800-874-8547 Our lowest price: $285 |
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Hotel size This hotel has 861 rooms This hotel has over 21 floors Arriving/leaving Check-in time starts at 4 pm Check-out time is at noon Required at check-in Credit card deposit (信用卡押金) Government-issued ID card The youngest check-in age is 20 |
Children Children (≤10 years old) stay free when taking the parent's room or the guardian's (监护人的) room, using existing bedding Pets Pets are not allowed |
Smoker-free hotel (no smoking) |
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