This is disturbing, as Empathy is the Most Important Survival Skill of the 21st Century!
Bartholow said that future research should focus on ways to moderate media violence effects, especially among individuals who are habitually exposed. He cites surveys that indicate that the average elementary school child spends more than 40 hours a week playing video games -- more than any other activity besides sleeping. As young children spend more time with video games than any other forms of media, the researchers say children could become accustomed to violent behavior as their brains are forming. - Science DailyOur children get the opposite training of what they and our civilization needs more than ever: EMPATHY.
Read the article in Science Daily: Violent Video Games Reduce Brain Response to Violence and Increase Aggressive Behavior, Study Suggests.