Relying on AI assistants like ChatGPT leads to "Cognitive Offloading." A landmark 2025 MIT study found that this can reduce task-related brain connectivity by up to 55%. We're training ourselves to disengage, which weakens critical thinking and long-term memory.
Mind28 is a simple extension that re-engages your brain. By interrupting the auto-pilot of prompting with a moment of reflection, it forces you to clarify your own thoughts first. This small step helps preserve your neural pathways and leads to vastly superior AI results.
> Write an essay on the future of AI...
Low Neural Engagement
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> ...arguing that AI augments our creative capabilities...
High Neural Engagement
The principle behind Mind28 is a direct response to urgent findings in cognitive science.
The groundbreaking 2025 MIT Media Lab study, "Your Brain on ChatGPT," provided the core evidence, showing how LLM use "systematically scaled down" brain connectivity.
This aligns with broader research on cognitive offloading, which confirms that over-reliance on external tools can erode our innate problem-solving abilities. Mind28 acts as a necessary "metacognitive interruption" to keep your mind sharp.
Choose whether the pause appears on every prompt, once per day, or just once per session. You are in complete control.
Set the required reflection length from a "Quick Thought" to a "Detailed Reflection" to match the complexity of your task.
Mind28 works flawlessly within the ChatGPT interface, intercepting both keyboard and button submissions without disrupting your flow.
Install the free Mind28 browser extension in seconds. Stop getting generic answers and start leveraging the full power of AI by first leveraging the full power of your own mind.