Answering Your Burning AI Questions with Dr. Nataliya Kosmyna: How ChatGPT Affects Your Brain & Critical Thinking

MIT neuroscientist Dr. Nataliya Kosmyna joins Denise Love Hewett to reveal groundbreaking research that's changing how we understand AI's impact on the human brain. Her viral study on "cognitive debt" shows exactly when AI helps expand neural capacity and when it diminishes our critical thinking abilities. What you'll discover: The shocking truth about how ChatGPT affects memory retention  Why timing matters: When AI enhances brain function vs. when it creates dependency How it can homogenize thoughts and language How to use AI as a thinking partner, not a replacement Dr. Kosmyna is a Research Scientist at MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces group, Visiting Faculty Researcher at Google, and serves as an international expert for UNESCO on neurotechnology ethics. With 16+ years in brain-computer interfaces and collaborations with NASA, Boston Dynamics, and Microsoft Research, she's at the forefront of human-AI integration research. You can follow her at https://www.braini.io/ and @Nataliyakosmyna You can follow this podcast @toomuchwithdlh and Denise @deniselovehewett Email [email protected] for any suggestions or submit questions for advice.