As I observed in a column last year, the 2024 election was characterized online by its brain-rot memes, nonsensical collisions of imagery that produced a lot of noise but little coherent impact.

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Moreover, our neuroimaging model was constructed using average brain templates from several, but not all, brain-imaging modalities. Much work remains to be done to fully leverage this approach.

Brain rot—or brainrot—is a Gen Z slang term that means “chronically online,” and brainrot memes are so nonsensical they’re capable of “brain rotting.” With enough participation ...

Mar. 31, 2025 — New research reveals that lower proportions of specific sleep stages are associated with reduced brain volume in regions vulnerable to the development of Alzheimer's disease over ...

It’s no wonder we’re all hooked. The human brain craves simplicity and familiarity. Memes often use recognizable templates, familiar characters, or inside jokes that allow your mind to instantly “get ...

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Meme-makers could not leave that alone. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and ...

The memes that have emerged depict ChatGPT and Grok as rivals in a lighthearted AI "war," with internet users comparing their respective abilities, quirks, and unique features. Some memes showcase ...

"Bro they are roasting you so hard in the secret government signal chat." Credit: Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Screenshot X @BobbyBorkIII The Atlantic's editor-in-chief ...

Let’s keep rockin’ and rollin,’ man.” Is that scratching an itch in the back of your brain? Well, it should because it's a wildly close copy of a speech given by Mark Wahlberg as one Dirk ...