Eduard Punset was a Spanish science communicator best known for the long running divulgation show Redes. The Catalan comedy programme Alguna Pregunta Mes, known as APM, on TV3 regularly re edited clips of public figures into running gags, and Punset became one of its most recognisable recurring voices. His phrase about fried neurons was repeated out of context until it turned into a shorthand reaction in Catalonia and across Spain. It survives online as a soundboard staple because the line sums up mental exhaustion in two seconds.