Use Of Video Games Don T Cause Violent Behavior

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The brain is one of the most complicated organs of the human body, it is composed of several intricate segments and within those segments are even more minute elements. The brain can tell us a copious amount of information about how our environment affects us and our emotions. Today’s technological advancements have allowed us to look into the brain and find out more information on what happens within us. Many people in the world debate about several everyday things and what affects those things might have on us. One of the many great debates is whether playing violent video games causes the players to be more violent. In the article, “Study Using fMRI Tech Says Video Games Don’t Cause Violent Behaviors," by Tanner Dedmon, we are presented

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