Thursday, June 2, 2011

Changes in brain circuitry play role in moral sensitivity as people grow up | UChicago News

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Image: Courtesy of Jean Decety / U Chicargo News.


" The different responses correlate with the various stages of development, Decety said, as the brain becomes better equipped to make reasoned judgments and integrate an understanding of the mental states of others with the outcome of their actions. Negative emotions alert people to the moral nature of a situation by bringing on discomfort that can precede moral judgment, and such an emotional response is stronger in young children, he explained."

Truth lies in the eyes.
Age changes response in areas of the brain.

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