Visual voodoo : the biological impact of watching TV
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While controversy continues to surround the way the content of screen media affects our thoughts and behaviour, a growing body of empirical evidence is indicating that watching television causes physiological changes, and not for the better. Most of these effects occur irrespective of the type of programme people watch – whether it is sex and violence or the Teletubbies. It is the medium, not the message.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007