The neural processing of voluntary completed, real and virtual violent and nonviolent computer game scenarios displaying predefined actions in gamers and nongamers

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-240

  Regenbogen, Christina ^a,b   Herrmann, Manfred ^a,c   Fehr, Thorsten ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Center for Advanced Imaging   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; FMRI; Individuality; Reality; Violence; Violent computer games; Virtuality

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATION; VASCULARIZATION; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952131063     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470910903315989     Document Type: Article

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