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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·June 9, 2022·3 min read

          Are We Born With a Moral Compass?

          Study reports young infants can make and act on moral judgments, shedding new light on the origins of human morality.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 17, 2018·3 min read

          Are We Predisposed to Forgive?

          A new study reports our cognitive flexibility in judging those who wrong us may shed light on both the human tendency to forgive, and explain why people hold on to those who continue to wrong them.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·February 24, 2021·4 min read

          Atheists and Believers Both Have Moral Compasses, but With Key Differences

          Atheists are more likely to believe the morality of an action is based on its consequences, while theists are more inclined to endorse moral values that promote group cohesion. Both believers and non-believers share moral values related to protecting vulnerable individuals and liberty versus oppression, a new study concludes.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·October 15, 2020·3 min read

          Automatic Decision-Making Prevents Us Harming Others

          People make automatic and efficient decisions when learning to avoid others. When learning to avoid harming themselves, people make become more deliberative. The study also found people were more willing to repeat decisions that were previously harmful to themselves if they believed better results would occur in the future.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 6, 2019·4 min read

          Bad 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.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·June 26, 2018·3 min read

          Belief in Free Will Unrelated to Moral Behavior

          A new study contradicts conventional assumptions that belief in free will is tied to a person's moral behavior. Researchers say free will may promote moral behavior in specific contexts, but it is not indicative of moral behavior overall.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·August 18, 2015·4 min read

          Brain Imaging Study Finds Unequal Healthcare Funding Provokes Moral Disgust

          A new study reports brain areas associated with moral and social disgust are triggered in people when they believe healthcare funding is split unequally.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·February 13, 2017·5 min read

          Brain Scanners Allow Scientists to ‘Read Minds’ – Could They Now Enable a ‘Big Brother’ Future?

          Researchers question just how far fMRI research should go when trying to understand what exactly is going on inside our heads.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·December 30, 2021·4 min read

          Can an Accent Influence Moral Decision-Making?

          When presented with a moral decision in their native language by people with a foreign accent, people tend to make more rational decisions.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·November 23, 2020·3 min read

          Children More Willing to Punish if the Wrongdoer Is ‘Taught a Lesson’

          Children as young as four are more willing to make personal sacrifices to punish those who do wrong, especially if they believe the punishment will teach the transgressor a lesson.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 18, 2017·6 min read

          Communicating in a Foreign Language Takes Emotion Out of Decision-Making

          Making a moral decision phrased in a non-native language makes people more utilitarian, researchers report. When faced with a moral dilemma phrased in a foreign language, people were more inclined to act toward a common good and express an emotional distance.
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          FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience
          ·May 16, 2017·4 min read

          Current ‘Moral Enhancement’ Technologies Are Neither Feasible Nor Wise

          A new study assesses existing research into 'moral enhancement' technologies and reports that current methods are neither wise nor feasible.
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