Correlations without causation do not support claims of human–LLM reasoning alignment

I Ivan I. Vankov (Institute of Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) F Federico Adolfi (Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience, Max Planck Society) R Rachel F. Heaton (School of Art & Design, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) G Guillermo Puebla (Facultad de Administración y Economía, Universidad de Tarapacá) J Jeffrey S. Bowers (School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 123, Issue 12
Published March 24, 2026
ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher National Academy of Sciences

Authors (5)

I

Ivan I. Vankov

Institute of Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

F

Federico Adolfi

Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience, Max Planck Society

R

Rachel F. Heaton

School of Art & Design, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

G

Guillermo Puebla

Facultad de Administración y Economía, Universidad de Tarapacá

J

Jeffrey S. Bowers

School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol