Brain rot has become a shorthand for low-effort stimulation from endless scrolling - but is this constant digital overload actually shrinking your brain?

A psychology professor warns that Gen Z's fear of phone calls and conversations isn't just awkward—it's causing measurable ...

Oxford's 2024 word of the year, 'brain rot,' describes the mental fog from excessive social media scrolling. Experts warn ...

"Brain rot isn’t fed to us in language classes or developed into our vernacular through literature. For a viral term to ...

TV brain rot: The real reason television shows are getting stupider - COMMENT: It’s crazy for streamers to prioritise ‘second ...

Is brain rot making us all dumber or is it just another overblown panic? TikTok, YouTube, and endless scrolling might be ...

We live in an era where the line between connection and consumption has blurred. Doomscrolling and brain rot are symptoms of ...

It may be comforting, but it’s also numbing and dumbing. Here are five things to do besides brain-rotting on Bangkok trains, ...

If the 2026 Grammys are your first time hearing of Sombr, you’re probably an elder millennial or older, but if you have a ...

Lowkenuinely is a portmanteau of low-key and genuinely, two adverbs that have been smashed together by young TikTok users who began using it at the end of last year.

Far from rotting our brains, video games may improve our cognition. But how we play them matters when it comes to the ...

The words, metaphors and ideas we use to describe experiences and phenomenons may not necessarily be able to explain them ...