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January 2012 PMID 21982747

Does excessive play of violent first-person-shooter-video-games dampen brain activity in response to emotional stimuli?

Christian Montag, Bernd Weber, Peter Trautner, Beate Newport, Sebastian Markett, Nora T Walter, Andrea Felten, Martin Reuter

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Abstract in brief

  • Excessive playing of violent first-person shooter video games like Counterstrike may lead to reduced brain activity in response to negative emotional stimuli, indicating possible habituation to violence.
  • Gamers show increased activation in frontal and temporal brain regions when viewing game screenshots, which could be a protective mechanism to regulate negative emotions.
  • The study suggests that frequent exposure to violent scenes might cause gamers to become less responsive to unpleasant stimuli, with individual differences possibly linked to game-related action scripts stored in the brain.
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Does excessive play of violent first-person-shooter-video-games dampen... https://t.co/X6NWgpAGZX 2012 study around "Counter Strike" was an interesting read to say the least xD asnwer was no btw apparently we cs players are the big think

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@HermanleCS · X

Does excessive play of violent first-person-shooter-video-games dampen... https://t.co/X6NWgpAGZX 2012 study around "Counter Strike" was an interesting read to say the least xD asnwer was no btw apparently we cs players are the big think

Apr 6, 2020 · 352 followers View post →
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