Research suggests that taking digital photos—a hobby that has exploded in the era of social media—may compromise memory. There are two likely reasons for this: first, that the act of taking a photo draws our attention away from the actual event (and attention is key to forming memories), and second, that we intrinsically trust that the photo will stand in for memory.
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New imaging tools are allowing scientists to learn more and more about the brain. And one of the things they can now show is the incredible diversity of the human…
Each of the five senses collects information and sends it to your brain. This is how we can see, hear, taste, feel, and smell the world around us. Your senses…