Emerging research suggests overusing digital devices can be harmful, especially to mental health. But does being overly online truly rot our brains?

If a kid in your life keeps chanting “Tralalero Tralala” or “Bombardiro Crocodilo,” you’ve been hit by Italian brain rot.

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It's late at night and I am scrolling through TikTok. My dizzying feed takes me past cat videos - Chesterbelle, the overweight feline on a weight loss journey, is a current favourite - cooking clips ...

Short-form video is dominant on social media, and so many of us are constantly scrolling as our algorithm feeds us entertaining clips. So is it causing “brain rot?” This internet slang term has been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Brain rot, in general, seems to be in vogue these days. Allow ...

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.