I'm a neuroscientist. Here's the surprising truth about TikTok 'brain rot'.

Christian Jarrett23 February 2025
‘Brain rot’ was named Oxford's word of the year for 2024, defined as the "supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state" resulting from watching too much "trivial or unchallenging" content online, such as TikTok videos.

A recent study suggests bingeing short-form videos is bad for your grey matter.