Is Your Short-Form Video Habit Quietly Rewiring Your Brain? New Research on Short-Form Videos and Focus

A single X post by American physician and science communicator Dr Nicholas Fabiano has gone viral in February 2026, racking up over 5.5 million views and 34,000 likes in days. The message is stark: “Addiction to short-form videos reduces brain activity in the frontal lobe weakening the ability to focus.” Accompanied by a striking brain-scan […]