Writing by Hand Good for the Brain

The function of the pen is now largely supplanted by the keyboard (keyboard). In fact, get used to typing with a keyboard effect on the decrease in brain activity that plays a major role in the learning function.

Writing by hand is known to cause sensory experiences are very different from the activities of typing. Both activities were found to activate two different parts of the brain as well.

"Our bodies are designed to interact with the world around us. We have a 'tool' to use physical objects to perform tasks, such as books or pens," said one researcher from the University of Anne Mangen Stavangers Reading Centre, Norway.

In a series of tests conducted Mangen and his team, known activity of writing by hand will leave a trail "motor memory" in the brain called the sensorimotor. This process will encourage visual ability in recognizing letters and numbers. "Although impressed two different things, actually writing and reading are related," said Mangen.

The results of this study published in the journal Advances in Haptics. Haptics refers to the sensation of touching themselves and how to communicate and explore through touch.

In their research, the group participants were divided into two groups, namely people who write by hand and the person who typed via the keyboard. Then they were asked to learn the alphabet that has never known before.

Apparently people from groups who writes by hand have better results on tests than people typing on keyboards.

The results of brain scans also showed those who write by hand, part of the brain called Broca's more active. Parts of the brain associated with language skills. Damage in the brain, for example due to an accident, can cause a person difficult to talk. 

source : www.kompas.com