FeaturedPsychology·June 12, 2014·5 min readWhen Good People Do Bad ThingsNew research finds being in a group makes some people lose touch with their personal morality.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 16, 2015·3 min readTracking Eyes can Influence Moral DecisionsNew research reports moral decisions can be manipulated by tracking the moment to moment movement of the eyes.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 3, 2015·4 min readIncreased Grey Matter in Those With Higher Levels of Moral ReasoningA new study reports people with higher levels of moral reasoning appear to have increased grey matter volume in areas of the brain associated with complex social behavior and decision making.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 7, 2015·3 min readWhen Good People Behave BadlyA new study addresses why sometimes good people make unethical choices.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 5, 2015·4 min readDistance and Time Soften Moral JudgmentsAccording to researchers, moral judgement of wrong doing soften over time and distance.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 17, 2015·4 min readMoral Traits, Not Memory, Considered Core Component of Our IdentityFor families of those with Alzheimer's disease, it's the changes in behavior and not loss of memory which makes those close say the patient isn't the same person any more.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 18, 2015·4 min readBrain Imaging Study Finds Unequal Healthcare Funding Provokes Moral DisgustA new study reports brain areas associated with moral and social disgust are triggered in people when they believe healthcare funding is split unequally.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 1, 2015·3 min readInfants’ Moral Development Affected by Parents’ Views on JusticeA new study reports parental views on justice have an impact on the moral development of their infants.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 7, 2016·4 min readQuestioning Our Morality: Zoning Out or Deep Thinking?According to researchers, stories that force us to think about our deepest moral values activate a brain region once thought to be on autopilot.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience OpinionsPsychology·February 22, 2016·7 min readOur Bad, Bad Brains: Roundtable Discussion for Brain Games’ Brains Behaving Badly EpisodeAre humans hardwired for transgressions? Why are some of the brain's most basic instincts considered bad behavior? Why does bad behavior come so naturally to us? National Geographic's Brain Games asks Neuroscience News.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 23, 2016·5 min readStudy Challenges Widely Held View About Children’s Moral JudgementResearchers argue that a child's ability to make a moral judgement has often been substantially underestimated.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 9, 2016·5 min readWould We Lie To You? Children’s Perceptions Get More Nuanced With AgeA new study as children get older, their moral evaluations of both lies and truths is increasingly influenced by whether they think this behavior will cause harm to either others or themselves.Read More
