{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/1f6467be-211c-404e-ab67-4245d38358e2/69275e5730ebd386486e7bc7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S6:E6 Brain Rot","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ec3c406c05e78bff40dee/1764187720491-4019eeb1-33f6-40c9-88ce-7379255cd96a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Episode summary:</strong></p><p>“Brain rot” was named the Oxford Word of the Year 2024 – a tongue-in-cheek term for that fried feeling after too much scrolling or streaming. But what’s really going on in the brain when constant digital stimulation leaves us feeling empty and unfocused?</p><p>In this episode, Dr Sabina Brennan unpacks the neuroscience of brain rot – how dopamine loops, cognitive overload and attention fatigue are reshaping our mental landscape – and what you can do to reclaim your focus and creativity.</p><p><strong>You’ll learn:</strong></p><ul><li>Why “brain rot” isn’t just slang – it reflects a real neurological tug-of-war</li><li>How dopamine drives endless scrolling and decision fatigue</li><li>Why your attention and memory pay the price for multitasking</li><li>The difference between brain fog (physiological) and brain rot (behavioural)</li><li>Why daydreaming and mental white space are the healthiest “apps” on your mental home screen</li></ul><p><strong>Three Tools for Your Super Brain Kit:</strong></p><ol><li>🧩 <strong>The Friction Rule</strong> – add small barriers to scrolling and let your brain catch up.</li><li>⚡ <strong>Dopamine Reset</strong> – replace passive hits with active rewards like learning or movement.</li><li>🌿 <strong>Stillness Practice</strong> – schedule unstructured thinking time to reboot your focus.</li></ol><p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li><em>Beating Brain Fog</em> by Dr Sabina Brennan – for deeper insights into how clarity and focus are restored in the brain.</li><li>Oxford University Press Word of the Year 2024: “Brain Rot”.</li><li>Research on dopamine, attention fatigue and the Default Mode Network.</li></ul><p><strong>Connect:</strong></p><p>💬 Share your thoughts and experiences with #SuperBrain</p><p>📚 Read more: www.sabinabrennan.ie</p><p>🎧 Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts</p>","author_name":"Sabina Brennan"}