Timothy De Shay of Covington, Ga., writes a letter of inspiration for his leadership class in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. A new study examined the brain activity in students as they took notes ...

When it comes to taking notes, new research indicates that writing by hand may stimulate the brain more than typing. Handwriting was found to be better for learning and memory in comparison to typing ...

For anyone looking to keep their mind sharp with age, science offers an unexpectedly low-tech suggestion: pick up a pen. A review of brain imaging studies found that handwriting activates a broader ...

Typing may be faster than writing by hand, but it’s less stimulating for the brain, according to research published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. After recording the brain activity of ...

Typing may be faster than writing by hand, but it’s less stimulating for the brain, according to research published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. After recording the brain activity of ...

New research has analyzed brainwave patterns in both children and young adults while they wrote by hand and as they typed on a keyboard. The results revealed distinctly different brain patterns ...

Typing couldn’t keep up with my thoughts. An AI dictation app changed my writing workflow, and my keyboard took a back seat.

If you're like many digitally savvy Americans, it has likely been a while since you've spent much time writing by hand. The laborious process of tracing out our thoughts, letter by letter, on the page ...

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old... If you're like many digitally savvy Americans, it ...

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