If you don’t know the term “brain rot” by now, congratulations! You probably don’t have it. It’s slang to describe the idea ...

Doomscrolling has taken over our screen time, and neuroscience shows it’s harming the brain. But Gen Z is working to take back their brains—without abandoning the digital world entirely. Qi Lang, ...

A new study reveals that TikTok may cause a neurocognitive condition now formally recognised as 'brain rot'. Last year, the term was crowned Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year after capturing public ...

With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain. From TikTok to Instagram Reels and ...

You grab your phone and in that first swipe, you see someone traveling the world. Why aren’t you on vacation? Swipe again, and someone is living off the grid. Wow, shouldn’t you get rid of your laptop ...

Large Language Models like ChatGPT can be at risk of developing "brain rot", just like humans, if they are repeatedly subjected to "trivial" content, latest research has revealed. "Brain rot" is a ...