If a kid in your life keeps chanting “Tralalero Tralala” or “Bombardiro Crocodilo,” you’ve been hit by Italian brain rot.

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 ...

Emerging research suggests overusing digital devices can be harmful, especially to mental health. But does being overly ...

Have you ever spent two hours on TikTok? Made several in-app purchases on Candy Crush while watching “The Office” for the sixteenth time? Lost yourself completely in the Instagram story of someone you ...

The big-idea explorers at Aperture dive into the modern phenomenon of brain rot to examine how it is impacting and ...

'Brain rot': Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains what excessive phone use can do to your brain Link Copied! CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins CNN News Central to break down the science ...

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 ...

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 ...

In case you missed it, the 2024 word was “brain rot.” Since 2004, the Oxford English Dictionary has chosen a “word of the year.” This word conveys a summary point of that particular span of time. It ...