title: Playing violent video games and desensitization to violence.
abstract: This article examines current research linking exposure to violent video games and desensitization to violence. Data from questionnaire, behavioral, and psychophysiologic research are reviewed to determine if exposure to violent video games is a risk factor for desensitization to violence. Real-world implications of desensitization are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, MS 948, 2800 West Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606-3390, USA. Electronic address: jeanne.brockmyer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jeanne Funk
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Brockmyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D012919:Social Behavior; D014481:United States; D018910:Video Games / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Aggression; Desensitization; Empathy; Media violence; Moral evaluation; Video games; Violence; fMRI