In other words: Writing by hand, as opposed to with a keyboard, helps you remember things. The study, by F. R. Van der Weel and Audrey L. H. Van der Meer, psychology researchers at the Norwegian ...

A recent study in Frontiers in Psychology monitored brain activity in students taking notes and found that those writing by hand had higher levels of electrical activity across a wide range of ...

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 ...

Activities like writing, gardening and knitting can improve your cognition and mood. Tapping, typing and scrolling? Less so. By Markham Heid The human hand is a marvel of nature. No other creature ...

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 ...

A fresh investigation from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has found that young children learn to read and write more effectively when they practise writing by hand, rather than ...