Title

The impact of violent gaming on the brain as a function of individual differences in trait empathy

Authors and Researchers

BrainsCAN , Western University
Derek Mitchell, Western UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Finger, Western University
Richard Neufeld, Western UniversityFollow

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Description

In this project, we will uncover any existing interaction between violent media and the capacity for empathic reactions (known as trait empathy) at a neural level, as the foundational milestone for the kind of large-scale study discussed above.

The level of trait empathy varies by individual - we will explore whether exposure to violent media exacerbates the difficulties that those with low trait empathy already show in relating to the emotions of others

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

BrainsCAN

City

London

Keywords

fMRI, Mood and emotion and social behaviour

Disciplines

Neurosciences

Funding

Funding Program

BrainsCAN Accelerator Grant: Stimulus

Additional BrainsCAN Support

Human Cognition & Sensorimotor Core,
Imaging Core

Notes

Western Faculty, Group or Institution

Brain & Mind Institute; Departments of Psychiatry and Anatomy & Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Creative Commons License

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