Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Meet Matt, Spark, and Chat. They tell a story about AI, brain health, and the importance of keeping your mind active.

Behind this playful story lies a serious neuroscience question: What happens when we increasingly outsource our thinking to AI? Research is still in progress on how this “cognitive offloading” may affect the brain over time. But in the meantime, explore the science behind concepts like brain shrinkage (also called cerebral atrophy) and why keeping your brain engaged matters.

This is a video from the 2026 Brain Awareness Video Contest.

Created by Rose Gougenheim