It’s a Sunday night, and I have one essay, a quiz, three discussion posts and over 60 pages to read before Monday morning. Logically, the smart thing to do would be to start on the mountain of work as ...

GPS ruined our sense of direction. Search engines weaken our memory. AI, scientists warn, could do the same to everything ...

So just what is "brain rot" and how did the term start? ““Brain rot” is a term for the mental decline that can come from overconsumption of low quality or unchallenging online content,” Healthline ...

Recent academic studies define brain rot as a state of reduced cognitive performance, poor concentration and mental fatigue ...

A growing body of research is linking watching short videos like those on TikTok or Instagram to weaker cognition and increased anxiety. Mental health counselor Jackie Ivey, clinical director at ...

A new study from Texas A&M, UT Austin, and Purdue University warns that large language models (LLMs) trained on low-quality, engagement-driven content can suffer lasting cognitive decline—a phenomenon ...

It's not too late to stop gen AI dependency having such a negative effect on executive – and others - critical thinking. If business executives sleepwalk into allowing generative AI to erode their ...

I’ll admit it: I’m a bit of a screenager. Like many Gen Z-ers, I was raised with easy access to the internet, and it’s become commonplace in my daily life. On top of that, I have ADHD. With a brain ...

IF YOU FEEL YOUR KIDS ARE SPEAKING A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE FROM YOURS THESE DAYS, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. SOCIAL MEDIA, BRAIN ROT, MEMES AND PHRASES ARE TAKING OVER AND SHAPING HOW KIDS ENGAGE AND INTERACT.

If you don’t know the term “brain rot” by now, congratulations! You probably don’t have it. It’s slang to describe the idea that being “very online” is harming our brains. It also describes the ...