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Now without the medication,
如果沒有藥物幫助
you could ground Liam and he would go back the next day
你可以給利亞姆禁足 但第二天
and do the same thing that he'd been grounded for.
他會又會重犯讓他禁足的錯誤
With medication it just enables him to consider the consequences,
在藥物的幫助下 他可以去更清楚地
a little bit more clearly, of his actions.
考慮行動的后果
It was only by accident
研究人員是在偶然間
that researchers discovered drugs like Ritalin
發(fā)現像利他林這種藥
could help children with behavioural problems concentrate better.
可以幫助有行為問題的兒童更好地集中精力
These drugs were originally designed
這些藥在50年前
50 years ago for the treatment of adults with depression.
是為治療成人的抑郁癥而設計的
It's only now
然而直到現在
we are beginning to understand how they work.
我們才開始了解它的作用機理
ADHD is believed to be caused by an imbalance
ADHD是由于大腦中
of key chemical messengers in the areas
控制注意力和工作記憶區(qū)域里的
of the brain that control attention and working memory.
關鍵化學遞質不平衡引起的
Ritalin appears to make these
利他林似乎能讓這些
messengers more effective, helping to restore attention.
遞質更加強效 進而幫助恢復注意力
Like all drugs, Ritalin comes with a cost.
和所有藥物一樣 利他林也有副作用
It can cause a loss of appetite and insomnia.
它可能引起食欲降低和失眠
But now another benefit has
但現在又發(fā)現了它的另一個功效
been revealed from which we could all profit.
可以惠及我們所有人
