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

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

TikTok users are planning the ‘colonization’ of YouTube Shorts with a takeover of ‘brainrot’ memes on March 25 to combat the ...

What is brain rot and how is mindlessly scrolling on social media impacting your mental health? - TikTok inspires 19th century term’s surprising comeback ...

The YouTube Shorts colonization movement is a trend aiming to bring brain rot content to YouTube before the TikTok ban is set ...

‘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 ...

“Brain rot” was named Oxford’s word of the year for 2024 — a term that gained significant traction over the last year or so. Chat, are we cooked? If you've spent any time scrolling through Instagram ...

Could watching too many TikTok Shorts actually be rotting your brain? The term “brain rot” is thrown around a lot by members of Gen Z these days, meant to describe “a supposed deterioration of a ...

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 ...

The Digital Trap: How Entertainment Hijacks Your Brain The entertainment industry thrives on capturing your attention. TV series are designed with cliffhangers and plot twists to keep you clicking ...