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# Habitual use of GPS negatively impacts spatial memory during self-guided navigation 
- URL: https://werd.io/habitual-use-of-gps-negatively-impacts-spatial-memory-during-self-guided/
- Published: 2022-07-07T17:38:18.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-07T17:38:18.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“Although the longitudinal sample was small, we observed an important effect of GPS use over time, whereby greater GPS use since initial testing was associated with a steeper decline in hippocampal-dependent spatial memory.” Using GPS regularly makes you worse at finding your own way to places shocker.

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