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 ...

Everyone has done it: binged too long, scrolled too late, swiped too often. That listless feeling you might have afterward is known as “brain rot,” and it even became Oxford’s Word for the Year for ...

(NewsNation) — Are you or someone that you know addicted to scrolling on social media? You might be experiencing “brain rot” and could benefit from a break from digital consumption. While not a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Excessive consumption of content on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram can lead to brain rot. Those are the findings of a recent study put forth by the American ...

Oxford University Press has chosen “brain rot” as its word of the year. The word is defined as “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of ...

Recent academic studies define brain rot as a state of reduced cognitive performance, poor concentration and mental fatigue caused by overconsuming low-quality, short-form digital content like TikTok, ...

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In the first half of 2025, she racked up over 55 million views on TikTok and four million likes, mostly from tweens glued to their cellphones. Not bad for an artificial intelligence-generated cartoon ...

"Brain rot" was the Oxford Word of the Year. It's that "supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of overconsumption of material" that's not ...

The term “brain rot” dates back to Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 book Walden,but in the digital age, it has become Oxford University Press’ 2024 Word of the Year. With people averaging nearly seven hours ...