The way cognition is molded by technology

 

https://www.shrmonitor.org/disinformation-and-human-cognition/

How does technology extend or transform different modes of human cognition and communication?

Humans have continually evolved and refined their technology throughout history. This development started with the use of physical tools, namely those that improve our sensorimotor abilities (e.g., first stone tools, modern knives, hammers, pencils). Although we still use some of these instruments, we also utilise more complex tools in our daily lives for which we do not properly comprehend the underlying physical principles (e.g., computers, cars). Current research is also focusing on the creation of brain–computer interfaces, which will directly connect our brain activity to machines (i.e., symbiotic tools). The ultimate objective of this research is to discover the key cognitive processes engaged in these various kinds of interaction. As a starting step toward achieving this aim, we present a first effort at a shared framework based on the premise that humans influence technology, which in turn shape us. The suggested paradigm is divided into three layers that describe how humans engage with physical (Past), sophisticated (Present), and symbiotic (Future) technology. Here, we stress the significance of technical reasoning and practical reasoning, two crucial cognitive processes that may be gradually repressed by skilled use of sophisticated and symbiotic instruments. This paradigm, we believe, will serve as a common platform for researchers interested in the cognitive underpinnings of human tool-use interactions, ranging from paleoanthropology to neuroergonomics.