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人与自我 饮食与健康
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人与自我 饮食与健康
Monday 治疗老年痴呆症
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Can you imagine being able to remember every single experience of your life and every word in your favorite
book? Thats what Beckys life is like.
Three years ago,Becky was reading a newspaper article which mentioned that it was impossible for people to
remember the details of their life in the first three years.
“What nonsense!” she thought,because she could clearly remember her life all the way back to when she was
just 12 days old. Her parents had carried her to the drivers seat of their car and laid her down for a photo. But it
wasnt nonsense. She was just one of only 80 known people suffering from a mysterious condition called HSAM(超
忆症) .
Beckys unusual case was shown on a program called 60 Minutes,where reporter Allison tested her ability by
asking her about her favorite book series,Harry Potter,Allison would pick up a book and open a page and read her a
line. Immediately Becky would name the book,chapter number,chapter name and could recite every word until
Allison told her to stop.
Being able to remember every little detail is great,but as every HSAM suffer will tell you,its also tough to deal
with it. We always forget things to get over sad experiences in our lives,but its something that people like Becky
cant do. Even walking on the street and lightly knocking into somebody can bring back bad memories from Beckys
childhood. Also,like Becky,people with HSAM never do well in school,because they have problems picking up the
important information from what theyve learnt.
Beckys great brain could help scientists find a cure for terrible mental illnesses like Alzheimers(老年痴呆
症) . Her condition could hold the secret to treating or even preventing Alzheimers.
( ) 1. What did Becky do on 60 Minutes?
A. She retold the story of Harry Potter.
B. She recited the key part of Harry Potter.
C. She answered any question about Harry P