为什么总有人一直频繁更新脸书状态？原因在大脑
Why do some friends INSIST on oversharing? Blame their brains!
We all have those friends, often they are mere acquaintances.
我们都有这样的朋友,他们一般只是点头之交.
Those people whose lives are played out on social media, every cough and spit of their intimate relationships littering your Facebook timeline.
他们把生活中的一举一动都放在社交媒体上,感情生活的小打小闹在你的脸书首页上到处都能看到.
From disgruntled digs at their partner to photographs of the latest item their little darling has decided to shove up their nose - logging on each day can prove frustrating.
对伴侣的不满、收到的喜极而泣的礼物……每天登陆脸书看到这些简直无聊透顶.
But, while despairing and exclaiming 'who cares?' on a daily basis, take a moment, for a new study has revealed those friends might deserve a bit of a break.
不过,在你抓狂高呼"关我什么事？"之前,不妨先稳一稳,因为新的研究成果显示：这些朋友可能的确需要休息一下了.
Scientists believe those who overshare on social media are hardwired to do so.
科学家认为,在社交媒体上过度分享自己的生活与大脑活动有关.
A new piece of research has suggested a person's brain can be 'programmed' to share information about themselves.
新研究表明：大脑里可能"有一套程序"致使他们分享自己的信息.
Experts at the Freie Universität in Berlin discovered those who do spill all on Facebook have heightened activity in the regions of the brain relating to self-cognition.
柏林自由大学的专家发现：在脸书分享控的大脑中,与自我认知相关的那块区域处于高度活跃状态.
Lead study author Dr Dar Meshi said: 'Our study reveals a network of brain regions involved in the sharing of self-related information on social media.'
研究组长达尔·梅什博士说："我们研究发现：大脑中有一个区域网络与在社交媒体上分享个人信息相关."
The study was the first to examine brain connectivity in relation to social media use.
此项研究第一次研究了脑功能区的连接状态与社交媒体使用情况之间的关系.
Researchers evaluated brain activity in 35 study participants.
研究人员评估了35位被实验者的大脑活动.
They focused on two areas of the brain, the medial prefrontal cortex - the area responsible for personality expression, decision making and moderating social behavior. And secondly, the precuneus, which, among other things, affects a person's reflection of their self and aspects of consciousness.
他们主要关注大脑中的两个区域：内侧前额叶皮质——负责个性表达、决策和社交行为控制的部分,和楔前叶——影响人的自我反应和意识.
Dr Meshi said: 'Human beings like to share information about themselves.
梅什博士说："人类喜欢和别人分享自己."
