Impak Video Game

Bi ismi Allah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Akio Mori, professor di Tokyo Nihon University, telah mengkaji kesan video games keatas aktiviti otak. 260 orang dibahagikan kepada 3 kumpulan: kumpulan yang jarang bermain, kumpulan yang bermain 1 hingga 3 jam 3 -4 kali seminggu, dan kumpulan yang bermain 2 hingga 7 jam sehari. Dia mengukur gelombang beta yang menandakan 'liveliness' dan darjah tekanan di bahagian otak prefrontal. Dapatan kajian:

1. Penurunan mendadak gelombang beta - semakin lama bermain semakin kurang gelombang beta (hampir 0).
2. Walaupun telah berhenti bermain, gelombang beta masih tetap ditahap rendah.

BERMAKNA OTAK BAHAGIAN PREFRONTAL ORANG YANG SELALU BERMAIN VIDEO AMAT JARANG SEKALI DIGUNAKAN.

Kesannya: mereka senang marah, tidak boleh 'concentrate', dan bermasalah dalam cara berhubung dengan dengan orang lain.

Mori bimbang dengan kesan jangka panjang kepada autonomic nerves. Beberapa kajian lain mendapati degupan jantung, tekanan darah dan penggunaan oksigen bertambah ketika bermain video.

Many parents worry about the effect video games have on their children. Here is a list of the ten most common problems recently investigated by researchers from 2006-2009.
1. An increase in emotional disorder symptoms
2. An increase in and behavioral disorder symptoms
3. Declines in verbal memory performance
4. Somatic complaints
5. Attention problems such as hyperactivity, ADD or ADHD
6. Detrimental school performance (as video game usage increases, GPA and SAT scores decrease)
7. Family interaction problems such as less positive parental relations
8. Significant reduced amounts of slow-wave (REM) sleep
9. Modifications in visual selective attention
10. Playing violent video games is a significant risk factor for later physically aggressive behavior
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Pediatrics 2008 Nov;122(5):e1067-72
European Psychiatry 2008 Apr;23(3):212-8
Journal of Psychiatry Research 2008 Mar;42(4):253-8
Pediatrics 2007 Nov;120(5):978-85
Cyberpsychology & Behavior 2007 Aug;10(4):552-9
Psychological Science 2007 Jan;18(1):88-94
Pediatrics 2006 Oct;118(4):e1061-70