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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 13, 2020Moral reflection can be seen in brain activity and eye movementsUsing scenes from movies, researchers discover how different brain areas can be used flexibly and as needed. The study sheds light on how the brain transitions between moral thinking and empathy. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 18, 2020How does your body respond to feelings of moral outrage? Depends on your politicsStudy reveals liberals and conservatives feel certain violations of moral concerns, such as loyalty and purity, in different areas of their bodies. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·December 29, 2019Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile stateFrom eroding the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain critical for impulse control, to damaging the dopamine reward system, researchers evaluate the impact of viewing pornography on the brain. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 26, 2019Why some people distrust atheists25% of the population in the US identify as non-religious, with 3% actively identifying as atheist. Researchers investigate why many people distrust those who identify as being atheist. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 6, 2019Bad to the bone or just bad behavior?How we perceive moral goodness or moral badness, as either biological and innate traits or potentially changeable, can guide whether we are willing to be lenient over other peoples' transgressions. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 15, 2019Testosterone has a complicated relationship with moral reasoningContrary to popular belief, a new study reveals higher levels of testosterone may make people more sensitive to moral norms. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 19, 2019Humans aren’t designed to be happyResearchers argue humans did not evolve to be consistently happy but primarily survive and reproduce. Evolution, they say, placed an advantage on depression, preventing humans from engaging in risky or hopeless situations. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·June 14, 2019Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?Moral emotions are significantly more impaired than emotions without moral content in those with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). By contrast, those with Alzheimer's disease exhibit similar performance in both moral and extra-moral emotions as healthy subjects. The findings provide a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of FTD. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedmachine learningNeuroethicsNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 5, 2019When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blameAs robots become more autonomous, people will regard them as more responsible for accidental wrongdoing. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 25, 2019Some Personal Beliefs and Morals May Stem From GeneticsA new study reports genetics, in addition to environmental factors, influence morals and some personal behaviors in adults. Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 18, 2018High Stakes Decision Making Causes More Cheating and Less CharityAccording to researchers, when faced with high stakes decision making tasks, people are more likely to lose sight of personal morality, leading to more cheating and less charitable efforts. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedmachine learningNeuroethicsNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 4, 2018How People Judge Good From BadResearchers shed light on how people decide whether certain behaviors are moral or immoral. Read More
