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Old 11-29-2006, 08:50 AM  
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Study shows violent video games induce higher emotional activity



NEW YORK: Teenagers engaged in playing violent video games are prone to showing increased activity in certain brain areas, specifically related controlling emotions, and decreased activity in areas that are related to self-control, according to a new research.

The study covered 44 teens who were asked to play both violent and nonviolent games for about 30 minutes and their brain activities were recorded using magnetic resonance imaging technique looking out for metabolic changes in brain activity.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/10948.html
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