If nothing brings you more joy than curling up on the couch and binging a new series, there’s good news. While it may feel like the ultimate guilty pleasure, new research suggests binge-watching TV could actually benefit your brain.

In the U.S., people stream an average of 21 hours of digital media each week. Platforms like Hulu, Netflix, and HBO make it easy to get pulled into a marathon, releasing entire seasons at once and ending episodes on irresistible cliffhangers.

But if you’re worried all that screen time is frying your brain, a new study from the University of Georgia suggests otherwise. Researchers found that when people watch or read stories in long, uninterrupted stretches, it can help them “recover from daily stressors.”

That’s because binge-watchers often revisit stories a

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