Exposure to Media Violence May Alter Brain Activity in Nonviolent Children
June 10, 2005
This article by Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis, MD talks about researching the effect on children’s brain activity by watching violent television programs or video games, even if the child had no history of aggressive behaviour.
“Researchers found nonaggressive children who had been exposed to high levels of media violence had similar patterns of activity in an area of the brain linked to self-control and attention as aggressive children who had been diagnosed with disruptive behaviour disorder.” Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis, MD
"This observation is the first demonstration of differences in brain function being associated with media violence exposure," says researcher Vincent Mathews, MD, of the Indiana University School of Medicine, in a news release.
Even though this study shows the link between violent media exposure and brain function differences, Researchers agree that more research is needed to know the exact connection of the violent exposure and behaviour.
"We found high rates of exposure to violent television and video games in teens, but we are just beginning to explore the possible implications of this exposure for brain and behavioural development," says researcher Kronenberger, PhD, of Indiana University,
This study shows that children are exposed to a high violence, researches are being made, even though the researches are still in process, and the connection of the violent exposure and behaviour has not been scientifically proven, we can see from this article, that researches are made, and in any case, a high exposure of violence did impact the children’s brain function.
Access article on Homepage:
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20050610/media-violence-may-affect-childrens-minds
Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis(2005).Media Violence May Affect Children's Minds
Exposure to Media Violence May Alter Brain Activity in Nonviolent Children.WebMD.Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20050610/media-violence-may-affect-childrens-minds
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Sounds terrifying!However if we set the streets free from violence and crime then media violence will be just a fiction.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, children are very aggressive in our time. Of course, in reality, it is unknown what the reason. But the influence of the media should not be ruled out. After all, what we see today on television, is appalling. Kids can see on the screen like bandits easily kill innocent people, teenagers having sex at any time, anywhere, and so forth. What will grow out of such a child, who looks every day the same thing?
ReplyDeleteGood blog. Refer to the subject, worthy of attention
Well, it may be a 'banality' but it is also an example of how violence influences children at an early age and what it does to their actions and behavior and it's the Badura's Bobo Doll Experiment (http://www.experiment-resources.com/bobo-doll-experiment.html).
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, violence definitely influences a person's, especially children's behavior since because of their young age they are still incapable of differing reality from fantasy and therefore whatever they see they take it as normal and acceptable.
Another thing is that television in itself is a form of hypnotic devise and it attacks directly the right part of the brain which is more emotional and therefore easily targeted.
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