The Guardian and daily mail- effect theories, moral panic and cultivation theories

In the Daily mail article, found that the people that play violent video games more frequently, have "fewer neurons in their hippocampus, a key memory centre in the brain". However, those who rarely or did not play violent video games have more "essential grey matter in the brain" (parts in the brain that help with sensory perception like speech and decision making). This supports the hypodermic needle theory as it shows that violent video games inject our brains with ideas that brainwash us and stop us from clear and moral "decision making". It also shows that it contributes to brain damage. it also supports the moral panic theory as it would cause an outrage or anxiousness in parents for their children who are heavy gamers.


The guardian article found that violent video games being played at a young age could lead to violent behavior as an adolescent or adult. This shows the theory of cultivation theory and Hypodermic needle theory.