The deterioration of the human brain due primarily to endless scrolling of short videos over the Internet as well as the constant checking of social media posts, text messages and notifications. Also called "brain fog" and "mental fog," the major symptom is reduced attention span for everything else. For young minds, the most harmful long-term effect is the inability to focus on a subject at length. Also called "digital fatigue" and "social media burnout." See
doomscrolling and
short-form video.