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timestamp: 2026-09-10T14:15:46.167786Z
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sector: health
headline: The impact of digital technology, social media, and artificial intelligence on cognitive functions: a review
dek: In our modern society, digital devices, social media platforms, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools have become integral components of our daily lives, profoundly intertwined with our daily activities. These technologies have undoubtedly brought convenience, connectivity, and speed, making our lives easier and more efficient. However, their influence on our brain function and cognitive abilities cannot be ignored. This review aims to explore both the positive and negative impacts of these technologies on cruc…
gain_title: Digital devices, social media and AI tools have brought convenience and connectivity and can have positive impacts on cognitive functions including attention and memory.
problem_title: Digital devices, social media and AI tools influence brain function and cognitive abilities, with potential negative impacts on attention, memory and related functions.
trace_subject: effects of digital devices, social media and AI tools on cognitive functions including attention and memory
gain_reading: Digital devices, social media and AI tools have brought convenience and connectivity and can have positive impacts on cognitive functions including attention and memory.
gain_evidence: explore both the positive and negative impacts of these technologies on crucial cognitive functions | brought convenience, connectivity, and speed
problem_reading: Digital devices, social media and AI tools influence brain function and cognitive abilities, with potential negative impacts on attention, memory and related functions.
problem_evidence: their influence on our brain function and cognitive abilities cannot be ignored
quick_read: A Frontiers in Cognition review published in November 2023 surveyed how digital devices, social media platforms, and AI tools affect human cognition. It described these technologies as integral to daily life, bringing convenience and efficiency, while also examining their positive and negative influences on attention, memory, addiction, perception, decision-making, critical thinking and learning across different age groups.

The findings matter because widespread daily use of AI-infused tools may shape core mental capacities that underpin learning, work and wellbeing. The review does not present new experimental data and emphasizes that the field is rapidly evolving, leaving uncertainty about long-term effects, age-specific vulnerabilities, and which mitigation strategies actually preserve cognitive function.
limitation: The review characterizes the evidence base as incomplete and rapidly changing, requiring more research.
tag: Dual reading
key_points: Review covers digital devices, social media platforms, and AI tools as integral to daily activities. | Focuses on cognitive functions including attention, memory, addiction, novelty-seeking and perception, decision-making, critical thinking, and learning abilities. | Discusses differential influence across age groups: children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. | Notes strategies to maximize benefits while mitigating drawbacks are discussed.
rundown: The peer-reviewed review published November 24, 2023 examines how digital devices, social media platforms, and AI tools intertwine with daily activities and affect cognitive domains such as attention, memory, addiction, novelty-seeking and perception, decision-making, critical thinking, and learning.

It frames the technologies as bringing convenience, connectivity and speed while also raising concerns about brain function, and it considers how impacts differ for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly, with discussion of strategies to support optimal cognitive function and wellbeing.
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- peer_reviewed | Frontiers in Cognition | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcogn.2023.1203077 | 2023-11-24
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