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Brain rot: What science really says about short-form video and the human mind

Attention, autopilot and brain rot in the age of shorts.

The phrase “brain rot” has become shorthand for a modern anxiety. Scroll through TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts for long enough and the accusation appears inevitable: these platforms are supposedly destroying attention spans, weakening thinking skills and leaving minds dulled by endless digital noise. The claim feels intuitive, widely …

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