Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What Is Brain Rot—and Can It Really Impact Your Brain With Age? ‘Brain Rot’ Isn’t Just Gen Alpha Slang—Experts Warn It Can Affect ...

Scrolling and scrolling…and scrolling is rotting your brain. That’s what the experts say, at least. Oxford University Press chose “brain rot” as its word of the year, and it’s a perfect fit, ...

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“Brain rot” is the perfect term for the post-Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas mental state I’m currently in—it’s also Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year. “Our experts noticed that ‘brain rot’ gained new ...

In 2025, Yale researchers surveyed people about their cognitive function and found something troubling. Almost ten percent of those aged 18 to 34 reported some kind of cognitive disability, nearly ...

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Oxford University Press just announced its always-anticipated word of the year. No, it's not some pretentious jargon only uttered by the world's top thinkers. It's a trendy expression that won't ...

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 ...

Capping off a year that proved, without a shadow of a doubt, that non-A.V. Club readers are spending too much time ingesting the worst shit imaginable online, the Oxford University Press has named ...