As gaming worlds expand, the debate persists about the influence of video games on mental health and whether they can “rot” ...

For adolescents struggling with substance abuse, traditional in-person interventions such as counseling are not always effective, and rural areas often lack access to these services. A researcher is ...

Yet, paradoxically, the same generation is embracing the cerebral game of chess enthusiastically, leading to a remarkable ...

The YouTube Shorts colonization movement is a trend aiming to bring brain rot content to YouTube before the TikTok ban is set ...

Instead of watching your kids rot their brains on Netflix, these low-stimulus Montessori-inspired games could be the healthy ...

A hot topic among parents of school-aged children is the amount of screen time said child gets per day, not wanting the kid’s ...

Much of the content Houssein Ali consumes on his phone is “brain rot.” According to Houssein Ali, the most recent meme that has taken Instagram Reels by storm is “Chopped Chin,” a video showing a ...

Could watching too many TikTok Shorts actually be rotting your brain? The term “brain rot” is thrown around a lot by members of Gen Z these days, meant to describe “a supposed deterioration of a ...

Canadian researcher Masoud Kianpour warns that online brain rot is undermining peoples’ storytelling skills. The Toronto Metropolitan University Senior Research Fellow observed that more folks ...

The term "brain rot" is having its moment in the sun. First written down by Henry David Thoreau in 1854, brain rot became the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year in 2024. While this isn’t a ...

The Digital Trap: How Entertainment Hijacks Your Brain The entertainment industry thrives on capturing your attention. TV series are designed with cliffhangers and plot twists to keep you clicking ...