Whether handwriting helps memory or just slows note-taking

I remember a meeting better when I write a few notes by hand, but typing lets me capture far more detail. Maybe the benefit isn't handwriting itself, but being forced to summarize because I can't keep up word for word. Has anyone tried taking deliberately selective typed notes and found the same effect? I'm curious whether speed or the physical act of writing matters more for memory.

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