People with memory loss injuries may regain some independence by using smart phones.
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Does your smartphone keep you from living in the moment? As Nick Bilton watched a sunset off the coast of California, he realized he was incapable of enjoying the moment without documenting it on his smartphone. His reason? He didn't want to forget the beauty of the scenery. But forgetting is a natural and necessary process of the brain, says Oxford University professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. Forgetting is akin to mental hygiene and if we insist on documenting everything, we may impede that process.
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In the 21st Century everyone thinks that smartphones turn your brain into "mush". A new study in the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation that it might not be true. They studied 10 people who had bad memory, each person was given a phone. This showed that smartphones help improve peoples day-to-day memory.