Brain imaging study challenges long-held beliefs about negative effects of violent video games
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A recent neuroimaging study published in eLife has found that playing violent video games does not decrease empathy in players. This finding challenges the popular notion that exposure to video game violence desensitizes people to real-world suffering.
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2023-12-03 15:32:42.

Original Title: A recent neuroimaging study has found that playing violent video games does not decrease empathy in players | This finding challenges the popular notion that exposure to video game violence desensitizes people to real-world suffering.