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In recent years, society has become more aware of the importance of mental health. We've also become more isolated. We need more trauma-informed human support services, not more chatbots.
As AI becomes more prevalent in education, work and social life, research is increasingly focused on understanding its nuanced effects on core cognitive functions such as memory, attention and creativity. Understanding these shifts is crucial because today’s decisions about how to use AI will impact not only workplace efficiency but also the development of critical skills and the well-being of future generations.
William A. Haseltine | Forbes
Publication Date: November 13, 2025
A new MIT study titled, ‘Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task’, has found that using ChatGPT to help write essays leads to long-term cognitive harm—measurable through EEG brain scans.
Nicolas Hulscher | Science, Public Health, Policy and Law
Publication Date: June, 2025
As artificial intelligence seamlessly integrates into our daily lives, psychologists and cognitive scientists are grappling with a fundamental question: How is AI reshaping the very architecture of human thought and consciousness?
Cornelia C. Walther Ph.D. | Psychology Today
Publication Date: June 3, 2025
This research acknowledges the potential for AI to enhance productivity in many cognitive tasks, but its study is focused on how college students “use generative AI tools to support their analytical writing in an educational context.” It examines the effects of using generative AI on cognitive effort and the effect on their writing through the human-generative AI collaboration.
Youjie Chen, et al. | National Library of Medicine
Publication Date: July 15, 2025