Evidence item

A 2026 review links GPS turn-by-turn use with reduced environmental attention and weaker encoding of spatial information for future navigation. DIRECT_TEXT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 13146

Source: Being Where? Putting Memory, Technology, and Wayfinding Together Again · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:0fa866e5a59b0950b5cdc32ff5116f2ca60144c0c9ac3b2bdea8709845b54e53

Exact excerpt

GPS users spend significantly more time looking at devices and less time scanning environmental features during wayfinding. This attentional pattern has direct consequences for spatial learning and memory, because environmental features that receive less attention are less likely to be encoded for future use. ... GPS-style wayfinding technologies may discourage this coordinative work by simply providing turn-by-turn instructions that require minimal spatial understanding.

Linked claims

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