In 2017, computers dominate our lives and the art of handwriting has been given a place on the bench. While of course, computers are a great addition to our lives, we can’t just forget about the benefits of handwriting, it is simply too important. It turns out that our brain is more active during handwriting and this results in more effective note taking. For example, in the case of students, they tend to write notes verbatim when using the laptop but when they write notes by hand they summarise the notes more effectively. Find out more about the importance of handwriting in this infographic from the guys at Study Medicine Europe.