News tagged with moral sensitivity

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Nov 08, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Moral responses change as people age

Moral responses change as people age says a new study from the University of Chicago.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 03, 2011 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

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 ...

Neuroscience May 27, 2011 | 5 / 5 (4) | 4 |