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O cérebro não registra a atividade

English translation: The brain doesn't retain information on the activity

20:00 Oct 3, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: O cérebro não registra a atividade
Os celulares e televisores são estímulos visuais fortes. Dessa forma, o cérebro não registra a atividade que está sendo feita.
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English translation:The brain doesn't retain information on the activity
Explanation:
An idea.

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Examples:

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Finally, **the brain doesn't retain information unless it interacts with it somehow**.

https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk › ... › I care for a person with dementia
Nov 16, 2015 - 12 posts - ‎9 authors
... does she need respite? Or is there some form of rehab for dementia patients, does it even work **when the brain doesn't retain information**?

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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 18:28
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4The brain doesn't retain information on the activity
Muriel Vasconcellos
4 +2The brain does not register the activity....
Gilmar Fernandes
4The brain doesn't record the activity.
Isadora Vital
4The brain can't store the activity.
Bruno Santos
4The brain cannot record the ongoing activity
Paul Dixon


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The brain doesn't record the activity.


Explanation:
sugestão

https://www.academia.edu/17735804

"As stated earlier, your brain does not record reality like a camera"

Isadora Vital
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
The brain doesn't retain information on the activity


Explanation:
An idea.

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Note added at 6 mins (2019-10-03 20:07:02 GMT)
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Examples:

https://undergradeasier.com › well-known-study-habits-that-dont-work
Finally, **the brain doesn't retain information unless it interacts with it somehow**.

https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk › ... › I care for a person with dementia
Nov 16, 2015 - 12 posts - ‎9 authors
... does she need respite? Or is there some form of rehab for dementia patients, does it even work **when the brain doesn't retain information**?



Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 18:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vanessa de Oliveira Duarte Silveira
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Vanessa!
agree  T o b i a s
4 hrs
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agree  Luiz Fernando Santos Perina
13 hrs
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agree  Mario Freitas:
1 day 56 mins
  -> Thank you, Mario!
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The brain can't store the activity.


Explanation:
In terms of memory, our brain stores events and activities.

https://www.google.com/search?q=brain stores activities&oq=b...

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My choice of can't derives from the fact that "celulares e televisores são estímulos visuais fortes", thus rendering the brain unable to store the activities.

Bruno Santos
Brazil
Local time: 22:28
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The brain does not register the activity....


Explanation:
It's literal in this case.
See plenty of examples on the net:

https://tinyurl.com/y3qosb54

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180604172734.h...

Awareness of seeing

The observed phenomenon is a type of metacognition, which is broadly defined as when the brain registers, i.e. becomes aware of, something else that the brain is doing.

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https://tinyurl.com/y5puubvy

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 21:28
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew
58 mins
  -> Thanks Liz :)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
1 hr
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The brain cannot record the ongoing activity


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 22:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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