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Vocabulary

Automated function

Hi~ What could be possible for the word "funciton" refer to in this context?

A function that can be automated through the repetition of the task ? OR "The brain's function" OR "The brain's activity"?

The text below might not be enough for you to figure out. Yet if you can get something,

please let me know.

Thank you~!

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The need for automation makes sense if one considers how the brain naturally learns. Repetition of any task improves the quality of the connections in the brain, thereby, creating more automated function. Think

of how children learn the alphabet. The alphabet is actually a very advanced concept.

(An example of students' learning alphabet is omitted)

It has been established that the brain learns by making associations and connecting new information with what is already learned. Therefore, advanced thinking is merely a function of the brain’s having enough information to begin to make advanced associations.

  

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Brain function is thought to be complex connections among the brain cells. As a person learns, the brain actually changes its internal configuration, making new connections. It is like loading a new app on your smart phone.

  • Brain function is thought to be complex connections among the brain cells.
  • As a person learns, the brain actually changes its internal configuration, making new connections.
  • It is like loading a new app on your smart phone.
  • As the newly-installed app adds a new function to your cell phone, the repetition of an activity imprints a new "app" (function) into your brain.
  • These "brain apps" can be destroyed by damage to the brain, or a disease such as dementia.
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Brain function is thought to be complex connections among the brain cells. As a person learns, the brain actually changes its internal configuration, making new connections. It is like loading a new app on your smart phone. As the newly-installed app adds a new function to your cell phone, the repetition of an activity imprints a new "app" (function) into your brain. These "brain apps" can b

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