Disruption of the right temporoparietal junction with transcranial stimulation reduces the role of beliefs in moral judgments
When we judge an action as morally right or wrong, we rely on our capacity to infer the actor's mental states (e.g., beliefs, intentions). Here, we test the hypothesis that the right temporoparietal junction (RTPJ), an area involved in mental state reasoning, is necessary for making moral judgm...
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| Language: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.),
2011-03-04T17:02:40Z.
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