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Imogen Howse

MYSTERIOUS: Do violent video games desensitize people to real violence - You Need To See This

Playing violent video games does not normalize real-life violence, a new study has found.

Neuroscientists investigated the common-held belief that video games that allow players to kill and brutalize others can desensitize them to real-world violence.

The research team gathered 89 adult male participants – all of whom had never played video games before – and tested their empathy before and after playing a violent video game.

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