Do you feel like spending hours on social media has rotted your brain? You might have what Gen Z and Alpha call "brain rot." ...

Once a piece of internet slang, the term brain rot has entered mainstream mental health discussions. It captures the ...

Behavioral neuroscientist Dr. Kyra Bobinet, author of “Unstoppable Brain,” told Fox News Digital that there is a growing awareness of brain rot and its consequences. “It’s in the zeitgeist ...

“Excessive screen time can negatively affect attention, concentration, learning, memory, emotional regulation, and social functioning,” Dr. Manwell says. Warning signs of brain rot in people ...

Dr. Sanjay Gupta warns that being dependent on social media may be harming mental health. In an interview with CNN Health, he explained brain rot includes overstimulation and fatigue caused by ...

Brain rot may also refer to the (potentially excessive) amount of time one spends on the internet. Dr. Grant says this is especially true of short-form entertainment, "which may affect cognitive ...

BOSTON - Oxford University Press has officially dubbed "brain rot" its 2024 word of the year ... aren't competent in the digital space," said Dr. Michael Rich of the Digital Wellness Lab at ...

“Brain rot” has been declared the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year, reflecting a growing concern over the impact of excessive consumption of trivial online content on mental healt ...

The term was first seen in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau's book "Walden." Oxford University Press has officially dubbed "brain rot" its 2024 Word of the Year. Brain rot is defined as "the supposed ...

Oxford University Press has chosen "brain rot" as its word of the year ... then we can do something about it." Dr. Don Grant, national adviser of healthy device management at Newport Healthcare ...