Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: moral sensitivity http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The brain of OCD sufferers is more active when faced with a moral dilemma Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are characterised by persistent thoughts and repetitive behaviours. A new study reveals that sufferers worry considerably more than the general population in the face of morality problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-brain-ocd-moral-dilemma.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:04:25 EST news271602250 Moral responses change as people age Moral responses change as people age says a new study from the University of Chicago. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-moral-responses-people-age.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:27:36 EST news226297633 Changes in brain circuitry play role in moral sensitivity as people grow up (Medical Xpress) -- People's moral responses to similar situations change as they age, according to a new study at the University of Chicago that combined brain scanning, eye-tracking and behavioral measures to understand how the brain responds to morally laden scenarios. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-brain-circuitry-role-moral-sensitivity.html Neuroscience Fri, 27 May 2011 16:30:01 EST news225732393