Study shows that playing violent video games alters brain activity

The Indiana University School of Medicine has concluded that violent video games do in fact damage the brain. However less that 30 men were tested in this study which shows that these results are not entirely accurate. The study does show though that those who played the violent game had less activation in the left inferior frontal lobe than those who did not. Other studies show that if you want to have a healthy brain, eat fish.

But is this still enough to prove that violent video games are mad for children and influence violent behavior? There have been many other studies that show that they don’t. The book “Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do” seems to point out that it doesn’t.

There are many different books, studies, opinions out there that say that violent games DO cause behavior, and then that say they don’t. I guess it will take many more studies to find out the truth… if there is one.