After weeks of deliberation and more than 37,000 votes worldwide, the Oxford English Dictionary has announced a Generation Alpha slang term is its 2024 word of the year, "brain rot." Here's an ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The term “brain rot” and “iPad kids” are now the trends with Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Recent academic studies define brain rot as a state of reduced cognitive performance, poor ...

The conversation on brain health has been growing in recent years, and 2024 was no exception. This year brought significant highlights, including increased investment in brain capital (also known as ...

The opinions expressed below are Jon Keller's, not those of WBZ, CBS News or Paramount Global. BOSTON - Oxford University Press has officially dubbed "brain rot" its 2024 word of the year. It's ...

Mindlessly scrolling through social media platforms for hours has become a part of your daily life? If so, you might be experiencing brain rot - a term Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced as ...

Slop, rap beef, brain rot and, yes, “hawk tuah” — what a year it’s been on the internet. The colloquial definition of memes has expanded to include any type of viral internet phenomenon, including ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. If you've ever felt like endless scrolling was melting your brain, ...

The deterioration of the human brain due primarily to endless scrolling of short videos over the Internet as well as the constant checking of social media posts, text messages and notifications. Also ...

A TikTok scroll at 3 a.m. A surrealist AI crocodile in a bomber jacket narrates absurd Italian-accented nonsense about ...

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 ...