I was recently sitting with my friend’s 9-year-old son, Guillermo, as he teed up a YouTube video on the TV. I’d wanted to get a kid’s perspective on “brain rot,” Oxford University Press’ 2024 word of ...

Oxford University Press announced 'brain rot' as the Word of The Year for 2024. The word garnered over 37,000 public votes from a shortlist of six words. Oxford experts observed that the term ...

There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has chosen it as its word for the year for 2024. “Brain rot” took the ...

CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins CNN News Central to break down the science behind “brain rot,” Oxford’s word of the year for 2024.

Oxford's word of the year is "brain rot," describing the impact of overconsumption of online content. Two doctors discuss the science behind the dangerous activity and how to prevent it.

How to avoid brain rot. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution for avoiding brain rot, according to Bobinet. The key is learning what works best for the individual, she said, ...

From 2023 to 2024, the term “brain rot” increased in usage frequency by 230%, according to Oxford University Press. Leila Register / NBC News. Dec. 2, 2024, 2:17 PM EST.

Brain rot may have surged in the past year, but its use dates back to 1854, when Henry David Thoreau referenced it in his book Walden. He, too, wielded it to describe a diminished mental acuity.

There’s a word for the feeling you get after endlessly scrolling on social media — and Oxford chose it as their word of the year. Oxford University Press (OUP) has named “brain rot” as the ...

The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it — and what might he have made of its modern meaning?

The phrase “brain rot” spiked 230 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary. Skip to main content. Scientific American. December 3, 2024.

“Brain rot,” as you can probably guess, isn’t a medical or scientific term. Rather, it’s a slang term that can be used in a variety of ways depending on the context of the situation.