Politicians Want To Study Childrens' Brains

Senators Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Sam Brownback and Rick Santorum announced today a senate panel has approved legislation which will study the effects vidgames have on children.

The Center of Disease Control and Prevention will work with the National Institutes of Health to investigate “the effects of viewing and using electronic media, including television, computers, video games and the Internet on children's cognitive, social, physical, and psychological development.”

Considering the origins of the study (if a negative correlation is actually found) will likely fuel future anti-game legislation. Check out the story at C/net’s News.com for details on how the study could affect the industry.