The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) has been implicated in a variety of social,
cognitive, and affective functions that are commonly disrupted in mental illness. In this …

Moral dilemma tasks have been a much appreciated experimental paradigm in empirical
studies on moral cognition for decades and have, more recently, also become a preferred …

Dual-system approaches to psychology explain the fundamental properties of human
judgment, decision making, and behavior across diverse domains. Yet, the appropriate …

We investigated whether and why the use of a foreign language influences moral judgment.
We studied the trolley and footbridge dilemmas, which propose an action that involves killing …

Humans are unique among all species in their ability to develop and enforce social norms,
but there is wide variation in the strength of social norms across human societies. Despite …

The widespread diffusion of screen-based devices in adolescence has fueled a debate
about the beneficial and detrimental effects on adolescents' well-being and development …

Morality is among the most sophisticated features of human judgement, behaviour and,
ultimately, mind. An individual who behaves immorally may violate ethical rules and civil …

The neuroscience of morality has focused on how morality works and where it is in the brain.
In tackling these questions, researchers have taken both domain-specific and domain …

Abstract Information on the neurobiology of empathy and callousness provides clinicians
with an opportunity to develop sophisticated understanding of mechanisms underpinning …

While early studies of moral decision making highlighted the role of rational, conscious
executive processes involving frontal lobe activation more recent work has suggested that …