This wasn't a brain study when it was l33t sp38k back when AOL was a thing, and it certainly isn't now.



Ironically, all this "brain study" proves is that you didn't even spend 10 seconds to Google to find out about it.

If you're genuinely interested in brain study, may I suggest Neuroscience? That should keep you busy.

And, yes, there's science to debunk this "meme." PDF.