Search Results - "The Moral Brain"

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Moral Judgment and Decision Making by Joshua D. Greene

“…Cognitive neuroscience aims to understand the mind in physical terms. This endeavor assumes that the mindcanbe understood in physical terms, and, insofar as it…”
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The Equivocal Relationship between Morality and Empathy by Jean Decety, Jason M. Cowell

“…There is broad consensus that empathy is a fundamental component of our socioemotional and interpersonal lives. Empathy plays a vital role in social…”
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Devoted Actors and the Moral Foundations of Intractable Intergroup Conflict by Scott Atran, Jeremy Ginges

“…This chapter explores the relationship between: (1) what we and others have termed “sacred values” (Atran & Ginges, 2012; Durkheim, 1912/1955; Eliade, 1959;…”
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The Infantile Origins of Our Moral Brains by J. Kiley Hamlin

“…The study of humans’ moral origins is both old and new. A topic of philosophical inquiry since at least the fourth century B.C., in ancient Greece,…”
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Mechanisms of Moral Development by Joshua Rottman, Liane Young

“…Moral evaluations constitute a fundamental aspect of human psychology. How does moral competence develop? For decades, this question has been addressed within…”
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Neural Correlates of Human Morality: An Overview by Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza, Roland Zahn, Jorge Moll

“…The ability to know what is morally “right” and “wrong” and to act on this knowledge has developed in humans to a degree of sophistication that has not been…”
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Partner Choice and the Evolution of a Contractualist Morality by Nicolas Baumard, Mark Sheskin

“…Both in daily life and in empirical investigation, morality is often perceived as the opposite of selfishness. Being moral means helping others, often at a…”
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Neuromodulators and the (In)stability of Moral Cognition by Molly J. Crockett, Regina A. Rini

“…Ancient moral codes may be written in stone, but human moral cognition is malleable. Moral judgments and decisions are susceptible to influence from a variety…”
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The Neurocognitive Development of Moral Judgments: The Role of Executive Function by Ayelet Lahat

“…Over the past three decades a great deal of empirical work has been devoted to the study of children’s moral development. These studies have examined…”
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Adaptationist Approaches to Moral Psychology by Andrew W. Delton, Max M. Krasnow

“…Keep your word. Love your neighbor. Help those in need. Only marry the child of your father’s sister. Stone those who have had sex out of wedlock. Kill…”
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Why We Cooperate by Jillian Jordan, Alexander Peysakhovich, David G. Rand

“…What does it mean to be moral? In general, answers to this question can take a normative (“what should be”) or positive (“what is”) perspective. Traditionally,…”
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The Moral Brain: Psychopathology by Caroline Moul, David Hawes, Mark Dadds

“…This chapter considers two systems that are fundamental to human behavior: learning and the allocation of attention. We review the evidence to suggest that…”
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Immorality in the Adult Brain by Rheanna J. Remmel, Andrea L. Glenn

“…For most adults, in everyday life, behaving morally is something that requires little thought. Most people do not steal or take advantage of others or utilize…”
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The Evolution of Morality: A Comparative Approach by Laurent Prétôt, Sarah Brosnan

“…Although studied for centuries in human-focused disciplines such as philosophy and political science, the study of moral behaviors in nonhuman animals…”
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Neural Correlates of Human Morality

“…An overview of the latest interdisciplinary research on human morality, capturing moral sensibility as a sophisticated integration of cognitive, emotional, and…”
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Neuroscience versus Phenomenology and the Implications for Justice by Thalia Wheatley

“…The more we learn about the brain, the further we seem to get from the picture painted by our own subjective experience. Visual perception appears richly…”
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Is the Moral Brain Ever Dispassionate? by Jesse Prinz

“…The neuroscientific investigation of moral judgment is an outgrowth of philosophical inquiry. Many of the key questions under investigation today date back to…”
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The Neurocognitive Development of Moral Judgments

“…An overview of the latest interdisciplinary research on human morality, capturing moral sensibility as a sophisticated integration of cognitive, emotional, and…”
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Girl Uninterrupted: The Neural Basis of Moral Development among Adolescent Females by Abigail A. Baird, Emma V. Roellke

“…The nature of our moral selves has intrigued and eluded scholars in religion, philosophy, and psychology for centuries. Advances in modern science have given…”
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Introduction: The Complexity of Moral Cognition Requires Multiple and Converging Levels of Analyses

“…Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of empirical research on moral cognition from a variety of fields. Collectively, this research has captured…”
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