ByIndependent News Roundup
Nov 24, 2025
STUDY: TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts Induce Measurable “Brain Rot”
Doomscrolling,
zombie scrolling, and dopamine-driven streams of low-quality content
are producing measurable cognitive impairment across an entire
generation.By Nicolas Hulscher, MPH
In 2024, “brain rot” went from an online meme to the Oxford Word of the Year.
‘Brain
rot’ is...