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Instructional modality influences neurocognitive engagement during moral learning
Sakshi Chauhan1, Arnav Bhavsar1, Varun Dutt2
1ACS Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, India.
Scientific Reports
|December 7, 2025
Summary
This study compared AI robot versus text-based moral learning using EEG. While no differences were found in comprehension or neural activity, frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) trends suggest potential links between robot interaction and motivation.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Educational Technology
- Neuroscience
Background:
- AI-mediated learning requires understanding how different instructional methods affect cognitive and emotional processes.
- Moral education is crucial for development, but neurocognitive engagement differences between new and traditional media are unknown.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare moral learning and neurocognitive engagement between an AI social robot and traditional text-based reading.
- To investigate how frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) and gamma coherence are affected by instructional modality.
Main Methods:
- Fifty students were randomly assigned to learn via a GPT-mediated social robot (Picoh) or text-based reading of an Indian fable.
- Electroencephalography (EEG) recorded neural activity, measuring FAA (affective-motivational engagement) and gamma coherence (cognitive integration).
- Participants completed a comprehension quiz, and behavioral and neurophysiological data were analyzed.
Main Results:
- No significant differences in quiz performance or EEG measures were observed between the robot and text groups.
- A negative trend between FAA and comprehension was noted in the robot group, suggesting a possible link to approach motivation.
Conclusions:
- Neurophysiological measures like EEG can reveal subtle engagement differences not apparent in behavioral outcomes alone.
- Combining EEG with behavioral data offers a mechanistic understanding of how instructional modalities influence learning and engagement.
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