Despite their graphic violent content and mature ratings--or maybe because of it--a number of video games are likely to be at the top of many Christmas lists this year.

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Despite their graphic violent content and mature ratings--or maybe because of it--a number of video games are likely to be at the top of many Christmas lists this year. These games might be mere entertainment to some, but a researcher at the University of Missouri, Columbia, has found that playing them changes a person's brain function and desensitizes chronic gamers to...