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INTEREST: Stanford Researchers Identify Brain Region Activated by Pokémon Images




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TsukasaElkKite



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PostPosted: Tue May 07, 2019 7:21 pm Reply with quote
This is so cool!
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Aca Vuksa



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PostPosted: Wed May 08, 2019 10:00 am Reply with quote
Oh yeah!
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Firefly251



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PostPosted: Wed May 08, 2019 3:16 pm Reply with quote
does this explain why my nearly 30 yr old brain can remember types/name of 800+ pokemon, but i cant remember some family members birthdays?
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PostPosted: Wed May 08, 2019 11:08 pm Reply with quote
Firefly251 wrote:
does this explain why my nearly 30 yr old brain can remember types/name of 800+ pokemon, but i cant remember some family members birthdays?

I'll pretend it's a (sort of) serious question and answer (sort of) seriously.

That effect is more about dopamine. Whether because you derived more stimulation from interacting with a game vs interacting with your family, or maybe because you never cared about birthdays, or some other reason, Pokemon just became more important to you, then that importance reinforced itself through habituation. You managed to stay alive, so I guess the darkness never took you.
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