OpinionMay 7, 2021
How GPS Weakens Memory—and What We Can Do about It
A new app helps you navigate, not with turn-by-turn directions but via audio “beacons”
Stories by Gregory Dane Clemenson
Gregory Dane Clemenson, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist at the University California, Irvine, specializing in spatial navigation and memory. His research has evolved from studying the effects of Alzheimer in rats to exploring the impact of technology on the human brain, the latter a field in which he has taken a pioneering role.