Name: 這就是孩子玩電子遊戲的大腦 | WSJ (This Is Your Child's Brain on Videogames | WSJ)
Uploaded: 2025-09-28T01:00:15.000Z
Duration: 4 min 40 s

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Perhaps you've seen videos like this appear in your social media feeds lately?

也許您最近在社交媒體上看到過這樣的視頻？

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Parents prank their kids by unplugging the child's video game console in the middle of gameplay, and their reactions are viral gold.

父母在孩子玩遊戲時拔掉遊戲機的插頭，以此來惡作劇，而孩子們的反應則是病毒式傳播的金礦。

No one likes to be forced to stop having fun, but something different is happening here.

沒有人喜歡被迫停止玩樂，但這裡發生了一些不同的事情。

If you were to take away a child's books or Legos, you're not likely to get a reaction like this.

如果你拿走一個孩子的書或樂高積木，你不可能得到這樣的反應。

I've treated a number of children over the years who struggle with problematic video game behaviors.

多年來，我治療過許多在電子遊戲行為問題上掙扎的孩子。

I think one of the most important things to keep in mind is that the child will be able to tell you, I'm trying to not do this, but I can't stop.

我認為最重要的一點是，孩子能夠告訴你，我在努力不這樣做，但我停不下來。

I don't want to behave this way, but I'm struggling.

That was my game to get into the Overwatch League.

那是我進入守望先鋒聯賽的比賽。

According to Dr. Milham, these reactions aren't necessarily because of an addiction to gaming.

米勒姆博士認為，這些反應不一定是因為遊戲成癮。

Instead, what we witness in these videos are children who are victims of their own biology.

相反，我們在這些視頻中看到的是孩子們成為自己生物學的受害者。

Being able to tolerate the feeling of frustration or that moment of sadness when you decide, I'm not going to continue doing this, that is crucial.

當你決定 "我不會再這樣下去了 "時，能夠忍受挫敗感或悲傷的時刻，這一點至關重要。

One of the reasons the children in these videos find it so hard to control themselves is because they don't yet have a fully developed prefrontal cortex.

這些視頻中的孩子之所以難以控制自己，其中一個原因是他們的前額葉皮層尚未發育完全。

The prefrontal cortex is a key component in the brain that's involved in helping us to control impulses and urges.

前額葉皮質是大腦的一個關鍵組成部分，它參與幫助我們控制衝動和衝動。

When you have something like the video game being turned off suddenly, the child is faced with having to feel those negative emotions.

當遊戲機突然被關掉時，孩子就不得不去感受這些負面情緒。

Another factor is dopamine, which is often referred to as the brain's pleasure chemical, because it's associated with feelings of euphoria, motivation, and concentration.

多巴胺通常被稱為大腦中的快樂化學物質，因為它與興奮感、動力和集中力有關。

Dopamine is a key component of regulating reward mechanisms in the brain.

多巴胺是調節大腦獎賞機制的關鍵成分。

The stimulation we receive from playing a video game impacts the same pathways that are present when one is becoming intoxicated with a substance.

我們在玩電子遊戲時受到的刺激會影響到與藥物中毒時相同的通路。

So it's no surprise that many of the behaviors and reactions that we see for a child who's struggling with having this sudden stop brought about in their video game playing has analogs to someone who is being asked to stop usage of a substance.

是以，我們所看到的那些因突然停止玩電子遊戲而掙扎的孩子的許多行為和反應，與那些被要求停止使用某種藥物的人的行為和反應相似，也就不足為奇了。

Let's say a child is about to eat a piece of candy.

比方說，一個孩子正要吃一塊糖。

The anticipation of eating that candy gives the child a spike of dopamine.

吃糖的期待會讓孩子的多巴胺激增。

Then their parent yanks that candy away from them.

然後，他們的父母就會把糖果從他們身邊奪走。

That action will cause a drop in dopamine, which will upset the child.

這種行為會導致多巴胺下降，從而讓孩子感到不安。

Video game designers have gotten remarkably adept at keeping gamers entranced with a steady source of intermittent rewards.

電子遊戲的設計者非常善於通過斷斷續續的穩定獎勵讓玩家著迷。

More rewards means a constant stream of dopamine released into the brain throughout gameplay.

更多的獎勵意味著在整個遊戲過程中，大腦會源源不斷地釋放多巴胺。

So when a parent pulls the plug on a child's video game, there's an even more powerful effect.

是以，當家長拔掉孩子游戲機的電源時，會產生更強大的影響。

Video games are inherently designed to be stimulating and exciting and to draw us in, and that, to some degree, is a healthy phenomenon.

電子遊戲的設計本身就是為了刺激和激動人心，吸引我們，這在某種程度上是一種健康的現象。

It's just that for some, it's more difficult to control than for others.

只是有些人比其他人更難控制。

Is the video game somehow impairing their ability to function in the home, at school, or with other children?

電子遊戲是否在某種程度上影響了他們在家中、學校或與其他孩子相處的能力？

If we're not seeing any problematic behaviors and it's just a concern about the frequency, then I think we can work on just trying to bring the frequency down.

如果我們沒有看到任何有問題的行為，只是擔心頻率問題，那麼我認為我們可以努力降低頻率。

For many households across the country, meltdowns over video games are a very real part of everyday life.

對於全國許多家庭來說，因玩電子遊戲而崩潰是日常生活中非常真實的一部分。

Parents we have spoken with say they find themselves in a battle of wills with their children when they tell them to turn off a video game and do homework, eat dinner, or go to bed.

與我們交談過的家長說，當他們告訴孩子關掉電子遊戲機去做作業、吃晚飯或上床睡覺時，他們會發現自己與孩子在進行意志力的較量。

Dr. Milham recommends implementing two basic rules.

米勒姆博士建議執行兩條基本規則。

Dr. Milham also recommends that parents be wary of an underlying problem.

米勒姆博士還建議家長警惕潛在的問題。

One of the most important things is to really curb the video game playing and monitor it and put interventions in place before it's a problem.

其中最重要的一點是，要真正遏制玩電子遊戲的行為，對其進行監控，並在問題出現之前採取干預措施。

Once the video game playing becomes a problem, at that point, the parents will probably need to seek guidance from whether it be therapists, counselors, or other care providers in order to help to assess and deal with the challenges at hand.

一旦玩電子遊戲成為一個問題，家長就可能需要尋求治療師、諮詢師或其他護理人員的指導，以幫助評估和應對當前的挑戰。