Handwriting — but not typing — increased the link between the brain’s outer parts (which play roles in moving and sensing) and central parts. Some of those central brain areas play a role in memory. The findings suggest these brain areas join forces during handwriting in a way that they don’t during typing.
The scientists shared their results January 26 in Frontiers in Psychology.
Even when the movements are very similar, the brain’s activity seems “much, much higher” in handwriting, Balasubramaniam says. “It shows that there’s more involvement of these brain regions when you’re handwriting.” That could aid learning. That’s because certain brainwaves that get a boost play a role in
