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Thinking Skills for a Technology Driven World

Today more than ever, technology shapes how we learn, work, connect and solve problems.
Used intentionally, tools such as artificial intelligence, digital media, and social platforms can expand access to knowledge, inspire creativity, and support meaningful activities. But in a world of constant notifications, information overload, and increasing reliance on digital tools, using technology to strengthen (rather than diminish) brain health has become more important than ever.
At Center for BrainHealth, we want to help you Think About How You Think.™

Research-Backed Resources

These featured resources share practical, science-backed ways for you and your community to learn, engage and take action to protect and strengthen your brain health.

AI and Your Brain

Center for BrainHealth's white paper series shares information on the latest tools, metrics and practices that support peak performance and well-being.

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Thinking About AI and Brain Performance from a Larger, Human Context

How AI will shape the future depends on many factors. One you can control is how well you care for your brain. By building cognitive skills and healthy digital habits, you are better equipped to thrive in a world of rapidly evolving technology.
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Watch Dr. Green reflect on the homogeneous trend across "personal" life stories shared by young people after the advent of LLMs in 2022.

Humanity Depends on Human Agency

Generative AI and large language models are changing how we think, learn and create. Used well, AI can expand human capacity by allowing us to offload rote tasks so we can direct more cognitive energy toward deeper reasoning, imagination and connection.
The country's leading neuroscientist on creativity and STEM, Adam Green, PhD, has observed a homogeneous effect, collecting around 160K college application essays in recent research, and noting that after the advent of LLM in 2022, ideas in these "personal statement essays" became measurably more similar.
At BrainHealth Presents, Dr. Green suggested creativity may be uniquely human. The influence of AI on our communities and workflows is undeniable, but the potential for human ideation has a far broader range. AI contributes good ideas at the expense of the less homogenous ideas, highlighting the value of humans in creative ideation and the relationship between the creative process and well-being.

Maintaining Cognitive Edge

Apps designed to hook the brain drain focus and well-being. Staying sharp starts with understanding how they work.

Watch a research-informed video on the benefits of choosing "desirable difficulty" over excessive cognitive offloading.

Adopting a Mindset of Mind Over Machine

Your brain, like a muscle, needs challenge to grow stronger. Letting AI do the thinking is like watching someone else work out: you get none of the strength. Over time, opting out of mental effort can cost us our cognitive independence.
A mindset that embraces desirable difficulty is key to keeping your brain strong while using emerging technologies. The challenge has to be hard enough to make your brain work, but still realistically within reach.
Achievable challenges that require real mental effort, like solving problems and working through confusion, strengthen learning and memory. Working through these challenges strengthens brain systems responsible for critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving — a rising area of in importance in an AI-dominated world.

Business Models that Weaponize the Brain

As neuroscience becomes more sophisticated, so do systems competing for our attention. But the brain can fight back. Through awareness, self-agency and brain-healthy strategies, we can reclaim focus, resilience and control in today’s tech-forward world.
Read our Brainomics Bulletin on this topic for our perspective on reversing the trend of business models privatizing gains while socializing losses.
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Brainomics® is a multi-disciplinary field combining cognitive neuroscience, health, economics, policy science and more in order to translate three decades of BrainHealth research into measurable economic impact.

Know Brainers

Make brain health a priority when you rely on social media and technology.

Mental Health Resources

Whether you're looking to better understand the relationship between brain health and mental health, support well-being of students and loved ones, or connect with community initiatives, these featured resources offer practical ways to learn, engage and take action. Start by exploring our research, tools and partnerships that are helping individuals and communities thrive.