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Experts Warn About ‘Brain Rot' and How It Can Seriously Affect Your Brain Function
Dr. Bobinet also connects brain rot to increasing loneliness, a phenomenon fueled by digital disconnection. “ People feel foggy, less concentrated, and unable to build meaningful relationships ...
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Oxford’s 2024 word of the year is ‘brain rot’
It’s official. “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionary’s word of the year. Many of us have felt that fuzzy feeling before, usually brought on by a digital overload. Oxford University Press ...
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What is brain rot and how is mindlessly scrolling on social media impacting your mental health?
The first recorded use of ‘brain rot’ was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, according to Oxford University Press. “While England endeavours to cure the potato rot ...
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Could Meditation Be the Antidote to the ‘Brain Rot’ Era?
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 ...