👓 The act of drawing something has a “massive” benefit for memory compared with writing it down | Research Digest | British Psychological Society

Read The act of drawing something has a “massive” benefit for memory compared with writing it down by Emma Young (Research Digest | British Psychological Society)

It didn’t matter how good the drawings were for the memory benefits to manifest.

A picture is worth a thousand words…. When it comes to conveying a concept, this sentiment can certainly be true. But it may also be the case for memory. At least that’s the message from Myra Fernandes and colleagues at the University of Waterloo, Canada – writing in Current Directions in Psychological Science, they argue that their research programme shows that drawing has a “surprisingly powerful influence” on memory, and as a mnemonic technique, it could be particularly useful for older adults – and even people with dementia.