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Experts explain whether "brain rot" is real, a sleep scientist shares the best time to set your alarm to avoid hitting snooze, and more from TODAY for June 6, 2025.

Experts explain whether "brain rot" is real, a sleep scientist shares the best time to set your alarm to avoid hitting snooze, and more from TODAY for June 6, 2025.

Brain rot, refers to the deterioration of one’s mental or intellectual state as a result of over-consuming "trivial or unchallenging" content, according to Oxford University Press. The term, which was ...