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For most people, learning to use a computer mouse comes quickly.
對于大部分人而言，很快就能夠學習使用鼠標操作電腦。
Our brains match hand movements with the cursor on the screen.
我們的大腦將手部移動和屏幕上的光標移動完美配合。
Now we know that this connection can be easily generalized to other kinds of computers and mouse movement—like how some saxophone players can switch seamlessly to a clarinet.
現在我們知道這種聯系可以很容易的應用到其它類的電腦操作和鼠標移動之間的關系上—比如一個吹薩克斯的樂手可以很容易的學會吹單簧管。
Scientists had seasoned computer users and novices move a cursor while their hand was hidden from view.
科學家們已經對電腦用戶和初學電腦的菜鳥分組，測試他們在隱藏手部動作的視覺情況下如何移動電腦光標。
Experienced users quickly generalized what they learned about the cursor's movement to perform other kinds of functions with that cursor.
有經驗的一組人可以迅速的掌握他們學習的如何操控光標移動進行其它種類的應用型操作。
Novices took longer to catch on. Not too surprising.
菜鳥組的人學會這項技能要慢一些。這也不奇怪。
But then the researchers had a second group of novices use a mouse to play a video game for two hours a day.
但是，之后研究人員們讓另外一組菜鳥們每天花兩小時使用鼠標玩視頻游戲。
In just two weeks they were able to generalize their mouse skills to rival experienced computer users.
短短兩周后，他們操作鼠標的嫻熟程度足以匹敵有經驗的那一組人了。
For instance they could control other mouse types, and do it on different Macs and PCs, with different kinds of screens.
例如他們能控制鼠標類型，在不同的蘋果機和其它臺式機的不同類型屏幕下進行靈活運用。
The study is in the journal Current Biology.
該研究已在《當代生物學》雜志上發表。
The researchers say this study shows how using a mouse can affect the neural representation of our movements, and how natural it can feel.
研究人員們表示，這項研究結果顯示使用鼠標時如何影響神經系統操作我們的運動活動并且能自然感知這種聯系。
Apparently, our long history of tool use comes in…handy.
顯然，我們使用工具的人類發展史也使我們的手變靈巧了呢。
