RE: How GPS Weakens Memory—and What We Can Do about It - Scientific American
Hello @remlaps-time, how are you?
Technological progress does not stand still. And I find such on-site orientation programs very useful, especially for blind and hard-of-hearing people.
These people need to be full-fledged members of society and of course they need such useful programs as Soundscape.
I can say about myself that I constantly make my brain work and train my memory. I almost write nothing down in a notebook, forcing myself to memorize it. I know my way around pretty well.
I know that I only need to walk on an unfamiliar road once and the second time I will remember it and pass without error.
Of course, if you come to an enormous city, such as Casablanca in Morocco, you can get lost easily, and then GPS programs will definitely help us.
Hi, thanks for the reply! I agree, there's a good use for most technologies, and from what I read in this article, your habit of exercising your memory is probably good for your long term mental agility.
I'm not sure if I totally understood it, but it seems to me that soundscape is useful for walking, but probably not driving or biking.