Motor and sensory behaviour: the case for continuing to write by hand

Modern cognitive science indicates that motor and sensory aspects of our behavior have consequences that reach further than we may, at first, suspect. Our minds are not filled with disembodied ideas. We need to take our bodies and senses into account to explain phenomena that are otherwise inexplicable. Here, Serrano et al examine how typing affect the way we process what we write and the consequences of giving up handwriting at school age.