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.

"Smartphones have wide-reaching changes all over the brain," Nelson explains. He showed CBS News MRI images from a 2021 study in Korea that showed major increases in brain activity — the ...

When it comes to speech, parrots have the gift of gab. And the way the brains of small parrots known as budgerigars bestow this gift is remarkably similar to human speech, researchers report March ...

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 ...

But it can also precipitate big changes in brain health, including an increased risk of cognitive decline and depression. Before retiring, you’re getting up in the morning, socializing with co ...

Budgerigars are some of the chattiest birds, and that is reflected in their brains. Budgie brains contain a map of vocal sounds, which is similar to that found in the human brain and has not been ...

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A new study examining meme creation found that AI-generated meme captions on existing famous meme images scored higher on average for humor, creativity, and "shareability" than those made by people.

But soon after surgery to implant electrodes into specific areas of his brain in 2020, his life dramatically improved. “My tremor went away almost entirely,” says Krehbiel, now age 70 and a ...

The season pass' four DLC characters come from Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. The Ultimate Edition will additionally feature five-costume sets for Thousand-Year Blood War and Rebirth of Souls.