That work suggested that people taking notes by computer were typing without thinking, says van der Meer, a professor of neuropsychology at NTNU. “It’s very tempting to type down everything ...

A study by Princeton and UCLA finds that handwriting notes boosts deeper understanding and recall compared to typing.

In kids, studies show that tracing out ABCs, as opposed to typing them, leads to better and longer-lasting recognition and understanding of letters. Writing by hand also improves memory and recall ...

Typing, on the other hand, requires mechanical and repetitive movements that trade awareness for speed. There is a time and a place for keyboards: I’m typing this right now.

Not only that, but the study’s authors also found that writing by hand could promote “deep encoding” in a way that typing does not. In fact, there have been many such studies to arrive at ...

Writing something down rather than typing it on a computer could help you retain the information better, after researchers found putting pen to paper boosts connectivity between different areas of ...

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.

Writing by hand also improves memory and recall of words, laying down the foundations of literacy and learning. In adults, taking notes by hand during a lecture, instead of typing, can lead to ...