But the latest year-long project by academics found that when children were confronted with images of a friendly face and a blank TV set, they were more drawn to the screen. The first experiment ...

"They paid a lot of money for (the flat-panel screen), but most of the time, they're not watching TV, so you have a blank canvas on ... 60 to 100 different digital images of classic paintings ...

But the latest year-long project by academics found that when children were confronted with images of a friendly face and a blank TV set, they were more drawn to the screen. The first experiment ...