Researchers The Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Faculty of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that replacing handwritten writing with digital writing (using a computer) does not have the best effect on the development of good memory and learning ability.
As follows from the findings of scientists published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, when writing by hand, the patterns of brain interaction are much more complex than when typing on a keyboard.
The study used 256 electroencephalography sensors to record the brain activity of 36 university students while writing and typing the same words on a computer keyboard. As it turned out, its level, as well as complexity, is different in the two options for creating text, and this difference concerns the parietal and central areas of the brain, which are responsible for attentiveness, memory, receptivity to learning and the ability to perceive language.
Thus, the scientists note, “the information gained through hand coordination when using a pen makes a significant contribution to the patterns of brain interaction that support learning.”
Based on the findings of their study, they note the importance of developing the habit of writing by hand in schoolchildren, which contributes to the formation of a pattern of neural connections that provide the brain with optimal conditions for learning.
Source: Rosbalt
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