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by spaboleo 860 days ago
In this study they observed specific patterns that previously were attributed to learning and remembering.

> "The present findings suggest that the intricate and precisely controlled handwriting movements have a beneficial impact on the brain’s connectivity patterns related to learning and remembering."

But you are right, they do not directly _prove_ that handwriting yields a greater learning effect.

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They may have been learning and remembering how to do traditional handwriting.
Which would actually be the easier experiment to run. No messy electrodes.