When OpenAI released “study mode” in July 2025, the company touted ChatGPT’s educational benefits. “When ChatGPT is prompted to teach or tutor, it can significantly improve academic performance,” the ...

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 ...

The integration of AI into educational settings is a rapidly evolving trend with significant implications for learners' critical thinking skills. AI holds considerable promise for enhancing ...

Decision neuroscience explores the neural underpinnings of how individuals and groups make choices, integrating perspectives from cognitive neuroscience, ...

2025 brought a strange convergence: College essays and colonoscopies both demonstrated what can happen when artificial intelligence (AI) leads the work. First came the college data: An MIT team ...

AI use can speed up many tasks; for example, analyzing complex data. However, using AI to complete a task at work or for a hobby could lead to so-called cognitive offloading. Cognitive offloading ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Other studies have painted a grimmer picture, suggesting that AI may impair ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) In a joint statement, nine GOP lawmakers in the state Senate said that the case was ...