Research has shown that smartphone addiction causes major increases in brain activity, requiring the brain to work harder to ...

"Brain rot" isn't an actual medical condition ... In addition to scrolling through social media, one can attempt to write, draw, cook, or learn something new. Creative pursuits are good for ...

The first recorded use of ‘brain rot’ was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, according to Oxford University Press. “While England endeavours to cure the potato rot ...

It’s official. “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionary’s word of the year. Many of us have felt that fuzzy feeling before, usually brought on by a digital overload. Oxford University Press ...

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As gaming worlds expand, the debate persists about the influence of video games on mental health and whether they can “rot” ...

Canadian researcher Masoud Kianpour warns that online brain rot is undermining peoples’ storytelling skills. The Toronto Metropolitan University Senior Research Fellow observed that more folks ...

‘Brain rot’—the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year—describes the potential mental decline caused by spending way too many hours on your phone or computer. If you’ve ever surfaced from an hours ...

The term "brain rot" is having its moment in the sun. First written down by Henry David Thoreau in 1854, brain rot became the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year in 2024. While this isn’t a ...