Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers help explain why we favor a black and white approach to morality
Would you kill one innocent person to save five?
Apr 7, 2016
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News tagged with judgments
Neuroscience
Probing the relationship between brain activity and moral judgments of children
It has long been known that the foundations of morality are present in children from a very young age, and that morality matures during childhood. But how is brain activity related to moral judgments in young children?
Mar 9, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study revels powerful people rely on their gut 'motor' feelings when making judgments
A new series of studies by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London and at University of London College found that people who have social power are strongly influenced by internal body cues stemming from their motor ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Neuroscience
Scientists scan the brain to see how stress undermines your diet
If you're trying to lose weight, kick off your diet by relaxing. Stress tinkers with your brain chemistry in ways that make it hard to make healthful food choices and maintain self-control, a new study finds.
Aug 7, 2015
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Health
Judge awards billions to Quebec smokers
A judge has awarded more than $15 billion Canadian (US$12 billion) to Quebec smokers in a case that pitted them against three giant tobacco companies. The case is believed to be the biggest class-action lawsuit ever seen ...
Jun 2, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How do we make moral judgements?
In a target article published in the current issue of the American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB) Neuroscience, Université de Montréal and IRCM neuroethics experts open the black box of moral intuitions by suggesting a new ...
Nov 26, 2014
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Autism spectrum disorders
Why do people with autism see faces differently?
The way people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gather information - not the judgement process itself - might explain why they gain different perceptions from peoples' faces, according to a new study from Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies ...
Nov 26, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Seeing' through virtual touch is believing
A University of Cincinnati experiment aimed at this diverse and growing population could spark development of advanced tools to help all the aging baby boomers, injured veterans, diabetics and white-cane-wielding pedestrians ...
Aug 11, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Bad' video game behavior increases players' moral sensitivity
(Medical Xpress)—New evidence suggests heinous behavior played out in a virtual environment can lead to players' increased sensitivity toward the moral codes they violated.
Jun 27, 2014
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Genetics
Courts face challenges when linking genetics to criminal behavior
Studies suggest that some people may be at increased risk of criminal behavior due to their genes. Such research holds potential for helping judges and juries with some of the difficult decisions they must make, but it also ...
Jun 4, 2014
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