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Children under seven should be banned from playing computer games because it could damage their attention span, it has been claimed.
The rapid pace of computer games is only stimulating basic "fight or flight" sections of the brain rather than parts responsible for higher reasoning, educational psychologist claims. As a result, she believes children's brains are now developing differently and that games can be linked to a rise in the diagnosis of attention-deficit disorder in children.
Jane Healy spoke of her fears at a seminar discussing the effect of technology on children held at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
