John Murray of Kansas State University explains his research on television and violence at www.johnmurray.org/tele.htm (John Murray).

Psychologist Craig Anderson, who does research on violence and video games, has a Web page giving his views on the subject at www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/Video_Game_FAQs.html (Iowa State University). His video game suggestions can be found at www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/VG_recommendations.html.

Violence on Television—What Do Children Learn? What Can Parents Do?
www.apa.org/pubinfo/violence.html
American Psychological Association

Books recommended by SearchIt!Science:

20th Century Media: 1990s, Electronic Media — Steve Parker Published by Gareth Stevens, 2002. As the 20th century drew to a close, more words and pictures were available to the public than ever before. This book surveys mass media during the 1990s, explaining the developments of technology as well as the changes in popular culture. Digital systems, expanded television options, the growth of the Internet, hidden microphones and privacy issues, round-the-clock live news, and mp3 technology are all discussed. The book's double-page spreads also highlight new special effects technologies in filmmaking, Bollywood and the Blair Witch Project, Britpop, boy bands and girl bands, sports in the mass media, cybercafes, and Nelson Mandela.

The Brain and Nervous System — Steve Parker Published by Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1997. Scientists have estimated that your brain can hold 1,000 times the information contained in a 20-volume encyclopedia. The brain, a wrinkled organ that resembles an oversized walnut, is involved in everything we do—from turning a somersault to a blink of the eye. Diagrams and dramatic magnified and enhanced color photographs show how the different parts of the brain and nervous system function. Sleeping and dreaming, reflexes, mental illness, balance and coordination, and learning are just some of the topics discussed.

Looking Inside the Brain — Ron Schultz Published by John Muir Publications, 1992. Your brain is 2 1/2 pounds of "jellolike matter." Inside that mass is an incredible network of nerve pathways. They send information to every part of your body. This book invites you to look inside your brain and find out how it works. Color photographs of the brain, including cross sections, and cartoon drawings illustrate many different abilities. How do you remember information, know how to walk, and grow? The relationship of the brain to the rest of the nervous system, the way the brain controls your dreams and allows you to be creative, and what can go wrong when the brain malfunctions are all explored.

amygdala An almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the front part of the temporal lobe of the brain.

brain The part of the nervous system in vertebrates that is enclosed within the skull, is connected with the spinal cord, and is composed of gray matter and white matter. It receives and interprets impulses from sense organs, and it coordinates and controls body functions and activities, such as walking and talking. The brain is also the center of memory, thought, and feeling.

temporal lobe The portion of each cerebral hemisphere lying to the side and rear of the frontal lobe, containing the main speech and language centers of the brain.

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