The impact of acute violent videogame exposure on neurocognitive markers of empathic concern.

ABSTRACT: Research examining the purported association between violent gaming and aggression remains controversial due to concerns related to methodology, unclear neurocognitive mechanisms, and the failure to adequately consider the role of individual differences in susceptibility. To help address these concerns, we used fMRI and an emotional empathy task to examine whether acute and cumulative violent gaming exposure were associated with abnormalities in emotional empathy as a function of trait-empathy. Emotional empathy was targeted given its involvement in regulating not only aggression, but also other important social functions such as compassion and prosocial behaviour. We hypothesized that violent gaming exposure increases the risk of aberrant social behaviour by altering the aversive value of

SUBMITTER: Ritchie MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11223611 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature