The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

Most of us have experienced it: a deadline approaches, the task is perfectly doable, yet instead of starting, we suddenly ...

The human brain is an extraordinary organ capable of lifelong learning, adaptation, and growth. However, learning isn’t just about storing facts or memorizing procedures. Our ability to absorb new ...

In a series of experiments described in Science Magazine in 2011, a trio of researchers found evidence to support a sneaking suspicion bubbling up in the minds of many Google aficionados: Frequent ...

Generative AI tools have become hugely popular but some experts worry about the effect they have on the brain.

I hear people complain that the trouble with our current workforce is that people lack the ability to think critically. Critical thinking encourages individuals to look at our lives, work and society ...

Socrates wasn’t the greatest fan of the written word. Famous for leaving no texts to posterity, the great philosopher is said to have believed that a reliance on writing destroys the memory and ...

Whether it’s a complex puzzle game or a soon-to-be-due term paper, life can sometimes persuade us to hunker down and put on our proverbial thinking caps. It’s not fun, and science can prove it. “We ...

When we are angry, our emotional brain goes into overdrive, and we act first rather than think first. "When I get mad, I stop thinking. I see red, and something takes over that I can't control," one ...