far. so far researchers have not found any concrete evidence that smartphones alter the way out brains function but there are signs they could be impeding our memory and sense of direction. this decision reigns tend to adapt to how we use them this applies especially to our memory today we no longer need to memorize as much as in the past and using sat navs means we don't have to rely on our sense of direction in the same way we did say thirty years ago and this all affects our brains. in practice smartphones and apps mean we no longer have to remember jewels addresses and such because out of vices to that for us this means we're storing less information but we're also practicing the act of memorizing lists also has consequences. if i stop committing things to memory i will lose the