Breakdown of utilitarian moral judgement after basolateral amygdala damage

Most of us would regard killing another person as morally wrong, but when the death of one saves multiple others, it can be morally permitted. According to a prominent computational dual-systems framework, in these life-and-death dilemmas, deontological (nonsacrificial) moral judgments stem from a m...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 119; no. 31; p. e2119072119
Main Authors:	van Honk, Jack, Terburg, David, Montoya, Estrella R, Grafman, Jordan, Stein, Dan J, Morgan, Barak
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 02.08.2022
Subjects:	Basolateral Nuclear Complex Decision Making Humans Judgment Morals basolateral amygdala social decision-making computational framework moral judgement brain lesion
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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