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Pokemon Leaves Traces in the Brain

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Brain regions of two adults compared: on the left that of a non-Pokemon player, on the right that of a Pokemon player.  Colored red is the Occipitotemporale Sulcus, the area that shows the reaction to Pokemon images. Image rights: Jesse Gomez How does the brain learn where it stores what information?  Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle: Those who now only understand the train station have not grown up with Pokémon, the pocket monsters.  In case someone wondered if these beings with the miraculous names left their mark on children's heads - researchers have found out. In 1996, children immersed themselves in a completely new world of characters: Pokémon!  Curious, spherical, angular figures with even stranger names populated playing cards and gameboys, an infinite number of children squatted for hours on the same handy mini toys and playing cards.  For all parents who were frowning at the time, "What are these animal-like creatures, these pocke...

Not just Mystery Dungeon: here are 10 more Pokémon spin-offs

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These days, fans of Pokémon of all ages, especially long-time ones, are delighted with the release of  Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX  a  spin-off dungeon crawler  and remake of the original  Red  Team  and  Blue Team  titles  released respectively for GBA and Nindendo DS in 2006. And have you tried the new Mystery Dungeon? For the uninitiated  Mystery Dungeon  isn't the only  Pokémon-themed  spin-off series  .  As with any other successful Nintendo brand, there are numerous titles published on different platforms and of various kinds.  They range from puzzles, fighting games, strategy games to the very famous  Pokémon Go! We have decided to brush up on some of the Pokémon spin-offs that we think are particularly interesting. Detective Pikachu (not the movie) No, if you're wondering, we're not talking about the recent movie  .  Detective Pikachu  is...