The Effects Of Violent Video Games On The Brain

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Molding Our Minds for Greater Good Are violent video games the cause of mass shootings and creating more violent in real life? Or are video games preparing our youth's brain to become better? The latest video games and video systems are always a hot topic for kids and teenagers, but parents struggle with the question of whether these video games are good or bad for their children. The controversy of video games rather they have a positive effect on the brain or a negative effect. What are the effects of violent video games on our brains and are they good for our youth? Video games like Call of Duty are well known for their realisitic graphics and first person shooter, but are also blamed for promoting violence and causing mass shootings. …show more content…

"Video games can change your brain," declares pyschologist C. Shawn Green from the Unverisatiy of Wisconsin. The combination of concentation and rewarding surges of neurotransmitters like dopamine can build the brain. (2015) Pyshchologist and Scienceist have discovered that violent video games provide benefits to the brain like, hand-eye coordination and brain growth. In the essay entitled, "How Computers Change the Way We Think," Turkle states, "They are learning new ways to think about what it means to know and understand" referring to students using new technology.(Turkle, pg. 723) In comparison, our brains are learning new ways while playing video games. In shooting games like, Call of Duty, players have to concentrate their character to be able to run, shoot, aim, and go into direction which requires the players eye-hand coordination and visual abilities to be sussessful. (2015) In a study at Max-Planck Institute of Human Development, Professor Simone Kuhn researched the effects of the brain after playing Super Mario 64, over a two month period. She establish the preforntal cortex, right hippocampus, and cerebellum have grown which is associated with navigation and fine motor control. (Horizon, 2015) Therefore, though violence is being processed to our brains, they do not control our actions, but build better motor skills and