[ABC] SHARPER BRAINS: THE MIDDLE AGED MIND

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SHARPER BRAINS: THE MIDDLE AGED MIND

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS)(OC): And finally, some great news about middle age and [1]how to stay sharp.  New research about [2]baby boomer brainpower from ABC's Lisa Stark.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(VO): The middle age brain is, well, more [3]brainy then we thought it was.

PATRICIA COHEN (AUTHOR OF "IN OUR PRIME"): There's been this revolution in thinking about the brain.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(VO): Patricia Cohen is the author of a new book about midlife age 40 to 65.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(OC): I'm middle aged.  [4]What is my brain great at?

PATRICIA COHEN (AUTHOR OF "IN OUR PRIME"): [5]Verbal ability should [6]be at high now.  Vocabulary is one of the things that [7]keep on improving, [8]financial skills, financial assessment, management, that's at a high.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(VO): Dr Gary Small agrees.  He studies [9]the aging brain.

DOCTOR GARY SMALL (DIRECTOR OF UCLA LONGEVITY CENTER): When we reach middle age, there's [10]a sweet spot where our brains cells are actually firing more rapidly than they do when they're younger.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(OC): Here's one of the reasons why.  If you take a closer look at the brain, the cells are constantly communicating, with the help of [11]an insulation called myelin.  [12]That myelin thickens and [13]peaks around middle age, meaning messages in the brain travel faster.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(VO): That allows the brain to solve complex problems more quickly and accurately.  What does that mean in terms of everyday skills?

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(VO): Well, [14]memory peaks around age 45.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(VO): Financial planning skills at age 53.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(VO): Vocabulary not until your 60s or 70s.  But how best to stay sharp?  The answer may surprise you.  It's exercise.

DOCTOR GARY SMALL (DIRECTOR OF UCLA LONGEVITY CENTER): It will get your heart to [15]pump nutrients and oxygen to your brain cells.  Chemicals will cause those brain cells to actually [16]sprout out and communicate to each other more effectively.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(VO): Also critical what you eat and how you feel.

DOCTOR GARY SMALL (DIRECTOR OF UCLA LONGEVITY CENTER): You want to eat a brain healthy diet with fish, nuts whole grains.  You want to manage stress.  [17]Chronic stress will shrink your brain cells.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(VO): So [18]take a brisk walk and then relax.

PATRICIA COHEN (AUTHOR OF "IN OUR PRIME"): Your brain is really [19]at the top of its game.

LISA STARK (ABC NEWS)(VO): Now, doesn't that ease the mind?  Lisa Stark, ABC News, New York.

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[1] 계속 지력을 유지하는 방법

[2] 지적 능력

[3] 지적 능력이 있는

[4] 제가 어떤 면에서 지적 능력이 뛰어난가요?

[5] 언어 능력

[6] 최상인

[7] 계속 개선되다

[8] 재무 능력

[9] 뇌와 노화

[10] 효율성을 가장 극대화시키는 부분

[11] 미엘린: 축삭의 겉을 여러 겹으로 싸고 있는 인지질 성분의 막으로 미엘린수초라고도 하는데 전선의 플라스틱 피복과 마찬가지로 신경세포를 둘러싸는 백색 지방질 물질로 뉴런을 통해 전달되는 전기신호가 누출되거나 흩어지지 않게 보호한다.

[12] 그 미엘린이 두터워지다

[13] 중년 즈음에 절정에 달하다

[14] 기억력은 45세 즈음해 절정에 달한다

[15] 영양소와 산소를 뇌세포에 보낸다

[16] (싹이 돋듯이) 생겨나다

[17] 만성 스트레스는 뇌세포의 수를 줄이게 될 것이다

[18] 빠르게 걷고 그리고 나서 쉬어라

[19] 한창 때