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A peer-reviewed study links greater habitual GPS use with poorer spatial memory when participants must navigate without GPS, including a three-year follow-up association. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Habitual use of GPS negatively impacts spatial memory during self-guided navigation · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:617d11b07089b392bd0055cdf84517d2fd429d9892058718b8c5016def56de9e

Cross-sectional results show that people with greater lifetime GPS experience have worse spatial memory during self-guided navigation, i.e. when they are required to navigate without GPS. ... greater GPS use since initial testing was associated with a steeper decline in hippocampal-dependent spatial memory.