Digital technologies as a tool for cognitive development: an overview of specialized applications and the importance of artificial intelligence
https://doi.org/10.24884/2219-8245-2026-18-1-92-99
Abstract
This article analyzes the use of digital technologies as a resource for developing creative thinking and willpower. Existing research and practices on interhemispheric interaction suggest a new stage in the development of human potential, as well as their use as specific preventative and therapeutic tools. The importance of artificial intelligence in organizing analytical thinking is examined, and recommendations for developing critical thinking are provided.
About the Authors
I. E. Sholudchenko
Rostov State Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Pedagogy with a Course in Spiritual Foundations of Medical Practice
T. A. Kudinova
Rostov State Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation;
Lugansk State Pedagogical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Pedagogy with a Course in Spiritual Foundations of Medical Practice; Professor, Department of Romance and Germanic Philology
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Sholudchenko I.E., Kudinova T.A. Digital technologies as a tool for cognitive development: an overview of specialized applications and the importance of artificial intelligence. Medical Psychology in Russia. 2026;18(1):92-99. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24884/2219-8245-2026-18-1-92-99
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