记忆力大揭秘：心情越high记性越差

　　Do you have trouble remembering names at parties? It may becauseyour having too good a time. Scientists researching the relationshipbetween mood and the memory have found being in a good mood decreasesyour ability to retain information. Awkward: Can't remember a new nameat a dinner party? It may be because you're enjoying yourself, accordingto a new study Elizabeth Martin, a doctoral student from the Universityof Missouri, led the latest study into working (immediate) memory。

　　你在和亲朋好友们的聚会party上记忆力好么？被誉为社交场合上的“花蝴蝶”是的的确确存在么？好事的科学家们经过研究又得出结论：玩得越high，您的记忆力会越差！好心情与个人的记忆力是呈现反比态势增长的，也就是说，心情越来越好的时候，脑子会越来越容易忘事。根据一项来自密苏里大学的Elizabeth Martin医生的研究证实，人在尽情忘我享受美好时光的时候，记忆力是十分差的，特别是“即时记忆力”奇弱无比。

　　She said of her findings: 'This explains why you might not be ableto remember a phone number you get at a party when you are having a goodtime. 'This research is the first to show that positive mood cannegatively impact working memory storage capacity. This shows thatalthough systems in the brain are connected, it is possible to affectone process but not others.'

　　Researchers gauged study participants' mood before and aftershowing them one of two video clips. Some participants were shown asegment of a stand-up comedy routine, while others watched aninstructional video on how to install flooring。

　　据悉，她的这项调查成果是人类针对记忆力的研究历史上，首次提出“人的积极心情、积极情绪”对记忆力有可能产生的“负面影响”的相关结论，也就从科学上间接证实了，为什么在一个聚会的时候，可能很不容易记住一个电话号码的原因。因为之前的研究仅仅证明了人的消极情绪对记忆力的影响，这次的证实的结论像是一扇窗户，给陈旧的知识一缕新鲜的空气。

　　However Ms Martin said: 'While working memory storage is decreased,being in a good mood is not all bad.'Being in a good mood has beenshown to increase creative problem-solving skills and other aspects ofthinking.' The doctoral student added that future research shouldanalyse the impact of mood on working memory storage capacity in reallife situations, such as in a classroom setting。

　　研究人员Ms Martin 说：“工作记忆存储的能力虽然经过证实在人的心情大好的时候会降低，但是好心情并不全是误事的！好心情虽然不能让您记忆力倍增，但是可以提高解决问题的创造力，以及提高思维的效率能力。”