While not a medical term, brain rot describes the slow decline of cognitive function due to mental stagnation, overstimulation, and poor lifestyle choices. In an exclusive interaction with the ...

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 ...

Read more: Millennials and Gen-Zs more likely to quit work over mental health concerns This mind-numbing state is commonly known as brain rot, which Oxford University Press named as its word of ...

‘Brain rot’—the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year—describes the potential mental decline caused by spending way too many hours on your phone or computer. If you’ve ever surfaced from an hours ...

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 ...

"Let's take school for example," Nelson said of how brain rot can manifest. "You're sitting in class and you're trying to focus. They're going to be looking around, not attending to what the ...

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