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137 Is 'Brain Rot' Real? How Too Much Time Online Can Affect Your Mind.

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 02/21/2026 11:34 EDT

Is 'Brain Rot' Real? How Too Much Time Online Can Affect Your Mind.

Can being "very online" really affect our brains, asks the Washington Post:


Research suggests that scrolling through short videos on TikTok, Instagram or YouTube Shorts is affecting our attention, memory and mental health. A recent meta-analysis of the scientific literature found that increased use of short-form video was linked with poorer cognition and increased anxiety...

In a 2025 study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, researchers looked at longitudinal data from more than 7,000 ch

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