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Research on the long-term impacts of short-form video consumption is still lacking, but recent studies show concerning associations with cognition and mental health.

With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain.

From TikTok to Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, short-form video content has become a cornerstone of just about every online platform, including LinkedIn and even Substack. But increasingly, studies are finding associations between heavy consumption of short-form video and challenges with focus and self-control.

The research, though still early, seems to echo widespread concerns over “brain rot,” an internet slang term that the Oxford University Press defines as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state.” (The term became so mainstream that the academic publishing house crowned it as its 2024 word of the year.)

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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net -1 points 3 months ago (4 children)

when we have a real culprit, we’re still blaming that gosh-darned video

[–] legion02@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The short form videos were visibly rotting brains before they were Ai generated/curated. They're basically crack. Just one more just one more.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

that's social media as a whole tbf

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 months ago

Both can be to blame.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Psychologytoday is such a trash, clickbaity website and has been for a very long time. I don't trust anything they put out