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You outsource your memory to a search engine.
The brain is less likely to retain information if it knows that data can be easily retrieved elsewhere.…
You no longer remember information, only where to find it.
The 'Google effect' causes your brain to offload knowledge to external storage, leading to poorer recall of the inform…
Your brain is outsourcing your memory to technology.
A 2011 study found that people are less likely to remember facts if they believe they can search them later.…
You stop remembering facts you know are stored digitally.
The Google effect shows that you are less likely to remember information if you believe it is easily accessible online…
Knowing where to find information makes us forget it.
In a 2011 experiment, participants who believed a computer would save their typed facts remembered about a third less …