Van der Meer’s previous research in children and young adults similarly found that people’s brains are more active while writing by hand than while typing. A 2017 study from Indiana University ...

Thousands of people now speak to their smart devices to make their grocery lists. Students are more likely to type out notes in class than write them down. And we often type or dictate calendar ...

Gen Z’s typing proficiency is reportedly dwindling as young people adapt to touchscreens, with keyboarding falling to the wayside — just like writing in cursive. The Wall Street Journal ...

The researchers collected electroencephalogram (EEG) data from 36 university students who were repeatedly prompted to either write or type a word that appeared on a screen. When writing ...

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What's more, people who feel stressed in the office make more mistakes when typing. They write in fits and starts with many brief pauses. Relaxed people take fewer but longer pauses when typing on ...

To keep up, many schools are introducing computers as early as preschool, meaning some kids may learn the basics of typing before writing by hand. But giving up this slower, more tactile way of ...