US medical school study finds smartphone can be used as a memory aide

In the beginning, Benge said, the personal assistant app seemed to be more effective at getting people to remember and follow through on tasks, but by the end of the month, the voice recording app was more effective. — Photo by freestocks on Unsplash

Can a smartphone be a good memory aid for someone with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia?

A study of 52 people with either of those memory loss conditions tested trying a smartphone either using a voice memo recording or by using an event scheduler to see if those tools reminded them to do specific tasks.