The last time you watched your favorite television show, did you pay attention all the way through? Or did you pick up your phone to scroll Instagram or check for missed notifications? This is "brain ...

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According to Oxford University Press (OUP), brain rot was first used by Henry David Thoreau in his 1854 book, Walden. He used the word to criticize society’s preference for simple ideas over ...

First written down by Henry David Thoreau in 1854, brain rot became the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year in 2024. While this isn’t a medical condition that can be diagnosed, it is a feeling ...

The term “brain rot” dates back to Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 book Walden, but in the digital age, it has become Oxford University Press’ 2024 Word of the Year. With people averaging nearly seven ...

The first recorded usage of the term dates back to 1854. In Henry David Thoreau's Walden, he criticized society's preference for simplistic ideas over complex, thought-provoking ones. Today, brain ...

“The first recorded use of ‘brain rot’ was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, which reports his experiences of living a simple lifestyle in the natural world,” the ...

The first recorded use of ‘brain rot’ was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, but has taken on new significance as an expression in the digital age.” Cognitive dissonance ...

Oxford identified the first recorded use of the term in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden in 1854, with a small number of further occurrences in the nineteenth century.