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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 us...

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