Nature2d
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI ...
The New Indian Express17d
Brain rot- Mental health affected by mindless scrolling online
At Aster Hospital, Whitefield, the boy was diagnosed with brain rot – a cognitive and emotional ... Doctors stressed that extended exposure to digital platforms, especially those that encourage ...
Healthline17d
11 Interesting Facts About the Brain and Nervous System
The brain interprets these sensory cues to understand what’s going on outside and inside the body. This allows a person to use their body to interact with their surrounding environment and ...
Security21d
Editor's Note: Avoiding Brain Rot
In December, the Oxford University Press selected “brain rot” as its “Word of the Year”– taking into consideration more than 37,000 votes, worldwide public discussion, and analysis of ...
Daily Mail22d
Finally, a cure for screen addiction that's turning our teens into the basket case generation: Respected neuroscientist's solution offers hope for despairing parents
And last year, the rise of the term 'brain rot' was a sign we've accepted another nasty tech side-effect - screens are making us stupid. More and more of us are feeling the negative effects of ...
EdSurge22d
Why ‘Brain Rot’ Can Hurt Learning — and How One District Is Kicking It Out of School
I’d wanted to get a kid’s perspective on “brain rot,” Oxford University Press’ 2024 word of ... and she was the lead author of the chapter on digital media and brain development in adolescence for the ...
YourTango22d
Brand Expert Shares 3 Subtle Signs We’re Entering A ‘Post-Brain Rot Era’ That Prioritizes In-Person Connection Over Mindless Scrolling
Brain rot is defined as "the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content ...
Elle24d
Viraj Khanna's 'Brain Rot' Brings Out The Digital Chaos We Live In
Viraj Khanna’s latest exhibit, BRAIN ROT: The Life You Live?, dives headfirst into these questions. The artist takes the universal experience of navigating a hyper-digital world and translates ...
Nature24d
Air pollution and brain damage: what the science says
“Even low-level exposure that people think is safe enough for public health is doing something at the brain level,” says Megan Herting, a neuroscientist at the University of Southern ...
The Utah Statesman25d
“Brain rot” takes 2024 crown
Social media, online content, Gen Z and Gen Alpha all had a part to play in determining the Oxford Word of the Year 2024: brain rot. Brain rot is described as mental deterioration as a consequence of ...
The Atlantic25d
The Case for Brain Rot
It’s the way that podcast hosts talk in my ear. I know I’m not alone, because people in my life complain about their own brain-rot speech patterns all the time. I’ve also seen strangers do it.