ArticleFrontiers in psychology2017
Spontaneous Brain Activity Did Not Show the Effect of Violent Video Games on Aggression: A Resting-State fMRI Study.
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- Individualized Prediction of Females' Empathic Concern from Intrinsic Brain Activity within General Network of State Empathy.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Frequent video game playing alters low-frequency event-related EEG brain oscillations.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The impact of acute violent videogame exposure on neurocognitive markers of empathic concern.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2024Article
- Modulating Behavioural and Self-Reported Aggression with Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: A Literature Review.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- Promoting Social and Emotional Learning and Subjective Well-Being: Impact of the "Aislados" Intervention Program in Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Violent video games exposure and aggression: The role of moral disengagement, anger, hostility, and disinhibition.Aggressive behavior · 2019Article
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Abstract
A great many of empirical researches have proved that longtime exposure to violent video game can lead to a series of negative effects. Although research has focused on the neural basis of the correlation between violent video game and aggression, little is known whether the spontaneous brain activity is associated with violent video game exposure. To address this question, we measured the spontaneous brain activity using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We used the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and fractional ALFF (fALFF) to quantify spontaneous brain activity. The results showed there is no significant difference in ALFF, or fALFF, between violent video game group and the control part, indicating that long time exposure to violent video games won't significantly influence spontaneous brain activity, especially the core brain regions such as execution control, moral judgment and short-term memory. This implies the adverse impact of violent video games is exaggerated.
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