Taking screenshots hurts memory retention, study finds

Psychologists at Binghamton University found that taking screenshots to remember content paradoxically worsens memory retention. Offloading the task of remembering to a device causes the brain to engage less in processing the information. The study suggests that active handwritten note-taking may be more effective.

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