Adults who played Pokémon videogames extensively as children have a brain region that responds preferentially to images of Pikachu and other characters from the series. If your childhood involved ...

The late Bob Hoskins was an actor unlike any other. From his role as troubled gangster George in Mona Lisa to his pitch-perfect portrayal of Mario in the criminally underrated Super Mario Bros. movie ...

Newborns have not learned how to concentrate their vision. Newborns have sensitive vision to bright colours and moving images. This is what cartoons rely on: using bright colours, blinking images, and ...

You’ve heard of Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig, but have you heard of Goopy Geer? Perhaps not, but the cartoon dog headlined three Warner Bros. cartoons in the early 1930s and is the subject of today’s ...

If your childhood involved countless hours spent capturing, training and battling Pokémon, there may be a wrinkle in your brain that is fond of images of Wobbuffet, Bulbasaur and Pikachu. Stanford ...