### Record Type:: [[Claims]] ValueofCraft:: [[Psychological value of craft]] ### Note Manipulating the material world directly by hand is a key part of mental development through life. It is especially important childhood cognitive development. Adult learning is enhanced by physical activity like handwriting. And making is an important part of trauma recovery. The leading child psychologist Jean Piaget (1954) argues that sensorimotor experiences are critical in early childhood development. Completing physical tasks teaches the patience required for more abstract tasks such as problem-solving.  A University of Tokyo study (Umejima et al., 2021) found writing on physical paper can lead to more brain activity when remembering the information an hour later. Researchers say that the unique, complex, spatial and tactile information associated with writing by hand on physical paper leads to improved memory. ### References %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ```dataview list summary from [[Claim - Working with your hands stimulates mental development]] where contains(file.path,"Warp") ``` %% - [[Warp/Basket-Work, Well-Being and Recovery The Story From Scotland.md|Basket-Work, Well-Being and Recovery The Story From Scotland]]: \- - [[Warp/Crafts as Serious Hobbies Impact and Benefits in Later Life.md|Crafts as Serious Hobbies Impact and Benefits in Later Life]]: \- - [[Warp/How Yiayia Has Helped Preserve Our Greek Identity in Australia and the Artistic Value of Clay.md|How Yiayia Has Helped Preserve Our Greek Identity in Australia and the Artistic Value of Clay]]: \- - [[Warp/Intelligent Hands - Why Making is a Skill for Life.md|Intelligent Hands - Why Making is a Skill for Life]]: Craft skills are valuable for cognitive development. - [[Warp/Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone.md|Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone]]: \- - [[Warp/The Importance of Cursive Handwriting Over Typewriting for Learning in the Classroom A High-Density EEG Study of 12-Year-Old Children and Young Adults.md|The Importance of Cursive Handwriting Over Typewriting for Learning in the Classroom A High-Density EEG Study of 12-Year-Old Children and Young Adults]]: Writing by hand is better for learning. - [[Warp/Woodworking with Francis Fukuyama.md|Woodworking with Francis Fukuyama]]: The eminent author Francis Fukuyama was a serious woodworker as well as academic. Ït provided a necessary balance to his abstract intellectual activities. %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %%