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Friday, July 15, 2011

Google has made our memories lazy, say scientists

The rise of Google has damaged our memories by changing the way we learn and remember information, according to a study.

Having practically all the information we could ever need at our fingertips has caused us to subconsciously not store away as much data, scientists claim.

Researchers have examined the role of the internet in the changing nature of human memory.

 

Changing world: Having practically all the information we could ever need at our fingertips has caused us to subconsciously not store away as much data

Changing world: Having practically all the information we could ever need at our fingertips has caused us to subconsciously not store away as much data

For instance, we forget things we are confident we can find online, while we are more likely to remember things we think are unavailable online.

Furthermore, we are better able to remember where to find something on the internet than we are at remembering the information itself.

Lead researcher Betsy Sparrow, of Columbia University, said: 'Since the advent of search engines, we are reorganising the way we remember things.

'Our brains rely on the internet for memory in much the same way they rely on the memory of a friend, family member or co-worker.

'We remember less through knowing information itself than by knowing where the information can be found.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2015117/Google-stupid-How-search-engine-rewired-memory-leave-forgetful.html#ixzz1SDPXAqNw

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