When it comes to taking notes, new research indicates that writing by hand may stimulate the brain more than typing. Handwriting was found to be better for learning and memory in comparison to typing ...

Timothy De Shay of Covington, Ga., writes a letter of inspiration for his leadership class in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. A new study examined the brain activity in students as they took notes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Typing may be faster than writing by hand, but it’s less stimulating for the brain, according to research published Friday in the ...

Though writing by hand is increasingly being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn't be so quick to throw away the pencils and paper: handwriting helps people learn certain ...

I’ve recently rediscovered the joy of fountain pens. I remember my mother always using one, dipping it into a bottle of blue ink for refills, and telling me that writing with such a pen would improve ...

If you're like many digitally savvy Americans, it has likely been a while since you've spent much time writing by hand. The laborious process of tracing out our thoughts, letter by letter, on the page ...