Simulasi Latihan Soal UTBK 2024 Literasi Bahasa Inggris, Lengkap dengan 9 Kisi-kisi Materi SNBT

According to a recent study, when actors take on a new character, they may be able to suppress their everyday self. This implies that theatre training may have a big impact on the fundamental mechanisms of the human brain. Researchers in this study worked in collaboration with Flute Theatre. They created and delivered interactive productions of Shakespeare for autistic individuals and their families. They used a series of sensory drama games, known as the Hunter Heartbeat Method.

The team used wearable brain imaging technologies and physiological measurement devices. They were first introduced at UCL's Department of Biomedical Engineering. Both devices were used to evaluate the brain activity of actors as they rehearsed scenes from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

The findings showed that when the actors heard their own name during the performance, their response was suppressed in the left anterior prefrontal cortex of the brain. This is usually associated with self-awareness. The same result was witnessed consistently in six actors who were tested when rehearsing several times over a week. Meanwhile, when the performers were not in acting conditions, they responded normally to hearing their own name.

According to the lead researcher, this is the first time that neuroscientists have been able to record brain activity in actors as they perform a role. We hope that this study will help us understand what theatre training does to the brain and to build new connections between neuroscientists and theatre professionals.
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1. The results of the evaluation of actor's brain activity when performing when performing a character can be found in...

A. Text 1 paragraph 1 and Text 2 Paragraph 1
B. Text 1 paragraph 2 and Text 2 Paragraph 3
C. Text 1 paragraph 1 and Text 2 Paragraph 3
D. Text 1 paragraph 2 and Text 2 Paragraph 4
E. Text 1 paragraph 1 and Text 2 Paragraph 2

Jawaban: B

2. What is the relationship between Texts 1 and 2?

A. Text 1 argues the importance of using cognitive empathy for acting, which is criticized by Text 2
B. Text 1 explains how the brain works when an actor performs a character and Text 2 compares the devices used in the study
C. Both texts explain the mechanisms of the human brain, but they focus on different participants
D. Text 1 explains that in the character-creation process, an actor suppresses their self-procressing, and Text 2 further elaborates the brain mechanisms
E. Texts 1 and 2 explain how creating and performing a new character using cognitive empathy can help actors to be more professional

Jawaban: D

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Passage 1

Chemists at the University of Burgos (Spain) have manufactured a sheet that changes colour in the presence of water contaminated with mercury. The result can be seen with the naked eye but when photographing the membrane with a mobile phone, the concentration of this extremely toxic metal can be quantified. Mercury contaminations is a problem that is particularly affecting developing countries. It poses a risk to public health since it accumulates in the brain and the kidneys causing long term neurological illnesses. It is emitted from industrial and mining waste, especially small-scale gold mining.

A team at the University of Burgos have now developed a technique for detecting the presence of this dangerous metal in water "in a cheap, quick and in situ way," as explained to SINC by Jose Miguel Garcia, one of the authors of the study. Details have been published in the Analytical Methods journal.

Passage 2