News tagged with moral decision

Wearing two different hats: Moral decisions may depend on the situation

An individual's sense of right or wrong may change depending on their activities at the time – and they may not be aware of their own shifting moral integrity — according to a new study looking at why people make ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Next gen video games let players control the story

Menacing alien machines descend on Earth, and amid all-out war, a soldier searches a building to find a frightened boy hiding in a vent.

Technology / Software

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 12

Major moral decisions use general-purpose brain circuits to manage uncertainty

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Harvard University have found that humans can make difficult moral decisions using the same brain circuits as those used in more mundane choices related to money and food.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tweet this: Rapid-fire media may confuse your moral compass

Emotions linked to our moral sense awaken slowly in the mind, according to a new study from a neuroscience group led by corresponding author Antonio Damasio, director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0