Stanford researchers identify brain region activated by Pokémon

Adults who played Pokémon video games extensively as children have a brain region that responds preferentially to images of Pikachu and other characters from the series. The findings, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, help shed light on mysteries about our visual system.

Read the story: https://news.stanford.edu/2019/05/06/regular-pokemon-players-pikachu-brain/
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