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29 Nov 2006 08:36:41 PM |
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Training violence. |
Violent Video Games Fire Up Kids' Brains
Teenagers' brains are fired up by violent video games, while at the
same time areas of the brain associated with self control become
subdued, say researchers from the Indiana University School of
Medicine.
Dr. Vincent Mathews, head researcher, explained that this study shows,
for the first time, that violent video games affect the physiology of
the brain and the way it functions. He said the teenagers had increased
activity in the amygdala, an area of the brain involved in emotional
arousal. "At the same time, they had decreases in activity in parts of
the brain which are involved in self-control," he said.
Video games are big business - in the USA alone sales hit over $10
billion in 2005.
44 teenagers were randomly asked to either play a violent video game or
a non-violent one, for half-an-hour, after which they underwent an fMRI
(functional magnetic resonance imaging). An fMRI measures changes that
take place in the active brain in real time. The teenagers of either
group did not differ in age, IQ or gender.
They found that those who had played the violent games had more
activity going on in the amygdala, as opposed to the teenagers who
played the non-violent games (who did not have more activity there).
Those playing the violent games also had lower activity in prefrontal
areas of the brain - these areas are associated with self control,
inhibition and focus (concentration), compared to the non-violent game
players (who did not have lower activity there).
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Psalms10:2
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts of the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
End times http://mart1963.tripod.com/index.htm
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| User: "Azaliah" |
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| Title: Re: Training violence. |
30 Nov 2006 05:46:10 AM |
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On 29 Nov 2006 18:36:41 -0800, while bungee jumping,
marttila69@hotmail.com shouted thusly:
Violent Video Games Fire Up Kids' Brains
That's pretty much the only kind I play. :)
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Azaliah (ats-al-yaw'-hoo) "Jah has reserved"
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"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."
- John 17:17
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