Latest research presented to a conference in Sydney, Australia, on Friday 04 October, shows that exposure to violent video games has the following effects:
• Limits size of the pre-frontal cortex, the part of the brain which controls impulsive behaviour & rationality.
• Reduces activity in the pre-frontal cortex.
• Reduces sensitivity to violence.
These effects are both short & long term.
See a transcript of the radio programme, or stream or download at:
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3862722.htm / program radio behavior playing violent video games could change your brain mind Elizabeth Jackson reported story listen MP3 story WMA version MP3 download violent video games make cause causing making changes size player players player's players' brains brain mind speaking conference Sydney Dr. Doctor Wayne Warburton psychologist Macquarie University numerous studies show cumulative exposure violence limits growth pre-frontal cortex part brain controls impulsive behaviour Elizabeth Jackson brain images show changes short long term reduced activity pre-frontal lobes brain inhibit behaviours behaviour think through consequences plan things rational thought reduced reduce capacity respond diminished capacity respond rationally desensitise desensitisation decensitised desensitize decensitizeation decensitized violence short term long term MRI FMRI magnetic resonance imaging machine expose violent media emotion centre centres center centers brain limbic system diminished responding response responce less emotional response exposure media violence less exposure media violence EEG exposure expose violent exposure response strong emotional responses desensitised active suppression emotion centres literal starving blood turned off emotional content Elizabeth Jackson long short term cumulative effects long term affects violence in the real world loss of empathy decreases density frontal cortex affect neural migration psychologist Macquarie University /
