Emerging research suggests overusing digital devices can be harmful, especially to mental health. But does being overly online truly rot our brains?

Although screens are ubiquitous in our lives, the health effects can be pronounced, even as researchers suggest "balance," ...

The term "brain rot" refers to how low-quality internet content may slow your brain function. It's usually tied to watching specific types of content, usually nonsensical, embarrassing, or weird. But ...

TikTok and Instagram usage leading to brain rot, says American Psychological Association - The more short-form content a person watches on social media, the poorer their cognitive performance, the stu ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its ...

The conversation on brain health has been growing in recent years, and 2024 was no exception. This year brought significant highlights, including increased investment in brain capital (also known as ...

There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has chosen it as its word for the year for 2024. “Brain rot” took the title in a ...

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 that being “very online” is harming our brains. It also describes the ...

Can you imagine a world where you walk into a classroom and greet your students only to quickly realize that you can’t understand half the words they are saying? I’ve seen this play out in my own ...

I open my DMs to an Instagram gallery my younger sister sent me of the zodiac signs as different rats. "Lmao so me," I absentmindedly respond upon deeming my rat acceptable. Our conversations ...