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Is Using ChatGPT to Write Your Essay Bad for Your Brain? New MIT Study Explained.

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June 27, 2025

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Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab set out to determine whether ChatGPT and large language models (LLM) are eroding critical thinking, and the study returned some concerning results.

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Nieman Lab

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· Jul 8, 2026

A new study looks at the skills journalists are losing (and gaining) because of AI tools

Last year, MIT’s Media Lab came out with a buzzy study on a phenomenon that’s been coined “cognitive debt.” In short, the researchers found that when ChatGPT users offloaded essay writing tasks to their AI assistants, their own writing abilities declined. ChatGPT users consistently had the lowest “brain engagement” and task performance scores across the...

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· Jun 20, 2026

Cognitive Signs May Indicate Insufficient Sleep, Experts Say

(NaturalNews) Cognitive changes such as increased forgetfulness, trouble concentrating, and irritability may be among the first signs of sleep deprivation, accordin...

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· Nov 14, 2022

Experimental therapy gantenerumab fails to slow or improve Alzheimer's memory loss in clinical trials

An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer's or those who were in the early phases of the disease, the manufacturer said Monday.

Irish Mirror

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· Jul 3, 2026

4 early warning signs of dementia that no one should ignore

Dementia is a progressive condition that affects the brain and can cause a decline in cognitive abilities, including memory and thinking skills, as well as changes in speech and emotions

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· Jul 10, 2026

Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people

University of Tokyo researchers said the study's findings could advance understanding of disorders in which social memory and emotional processing become distorted.

Fortune

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· Jun 29, 2026

Ray Dalio was a ‘below average’ student who got into investing by caddying for Wall Street traders: Now he hires talent who have experienced hardship

“What I find quite often is the case is that that student who did really, really well—and in remembering all the things that they’ve learned and so on—hadn’t gone through anything like that, [and] may not be the most inventive, may not be the most determined.”

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Related coverage for "Is Using ChatGPT to Write Your Essay Bad for Your Brain? New MIT Study Explained.": Nieman Lab — A new study looks at the skills journalists are losing (and gaining) because of AI tools. NaturalNews.com — Cognitive Signs May Indicate Insufficient Sleep, Experts Say. CNN- Health — Experimental therapy gantenerumab fails to slow or improve Alzheimer's memory loss in clinical trials. Irish Mirror — 4 early warning signs of dementia that no one should ignore . The Japan Times — Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people . Fortune — Ray Dalio was a ‘below average’ student who got into investing by caddying for Wall Street traders: Now he hires talent who have experienced hardship