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A longitudinal GPS study associated greater GPS use with steeper decline in hippocampal-dependent spatial memory. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Habitual use of GPS negatively impacts spatial memory during self-guided navigation · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:a93f12135afde0eae7d7152f6cea16c6bcf501328fb0303b6ac629983c73d6e7

In a follow-up session, 13 participants were retested three years after initial testing. 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.