Brain Training 1

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attempts to make people think something is good or important by talking about it a lot on television, the radio etc used to show disapproval;
Pol. krzykliwa reklama, szum (wokół czegoś)
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hype
hype about /around sth
should you believe the hype?
a business that supplies goods, services, or information;
formal
Pol. dostawca
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purveyor
the purveyors of pricey apps
informal expensive
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pricey
pricey brain training apps
a selfcontained program or piece of software designed to fulfil a particular purpose;
Pol. aplikacja
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app
brain training app
a solution to a problem that can be done quickly, but is not a good or permanent solution;
Pol. środek doraźny
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quick fix
we don’t have a quick fix for making our brains smarter
the period of time just before an important event;
X5
Pol. okres poprzedzający coś
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the run-up to sth
a quick fix to help boost our cognitive abilities, particularly in the run-up to exams.
the quality of being easily made into any shape, and of staying in that shape until someone changes it;
Pol. plastyczność
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plasticity
... is the brain’s ability to adapt to change across the lifespan and to rewire itself after damage.
With every new experience, or when learning new skills, the brain changes in some way and new connections are formed between neurons, and connections that aren’t needed anymore are eliminated.
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neuroplasticity
this process is known as neuroplasticity
Pol. porządek, sekwencja, kolejność
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sequence
sequences of numbers
happening soon;
nadchodzący, zbliżający się
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upcoming
an upcoming exam.
Pol. całymi godzinami
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for hours on end
you play a memory game for hours on end
for many days, weeks etc. without stopping
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for days on end
for weeks on end
something that is used as a standard by which other things can be judged or measured;
Pol. wzorzec, punkt odniesienia; przeprowadzić test porównawczy
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benchmark
The benchmark tasks were different
in a way that is very important [= crucially]
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critically
Critically, his team had participants complete a “benchmarking” set of tasks before and after the six-week training program.
in a similar way
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along similar lines
Along similar lines showed improvements
to be very different from something
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be a far cry from sth
they are a far cry from the ones used in commercial brain training apps
already made and available in shops rather than being designed especially for a customer;
Pol. dostępny od ręki
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off-the-shelf
off-the-shelf typical video games
if something changes _____ else, it changes in the same way and at the same rate as it;
Pol. zgodnie z czymś
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in line with sth
In line with this he published work
relating to the position, size, shape etc of things;
Pol. przestrzenny
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spatial
an improvement in spatial skill and persistence
spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged;
Pol. pełen wad
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flawed
methods used are fundamentally flawed.
to do something which makes someone angry or which breaks a rule, with the result that you are punished;
Pol. zadzierać z czymś (np. z prawem)
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fall foul of sth
The company behind Lumosity fell foul of this in January, when they were fined millions of dollars for making fraudulent claims that their games can help people to perform better at school or work.
The company fell foul of this in January
to make someone pay money as a punishment;
Pol. ukarać grzywną
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fine
they were fined for making fraudulent claims
intended to deceive people in an illegal way, in order to gain money, power etc;
Pol. oszukańczy, fałszywy
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fraudulent
they were fined for making fraudulent claims

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