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The neurobiology of morals

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Concepts such as right and wrong are meaningless to young infants, but as children grow up they develop an understanding of what is considered to be socially acceptable behaviour. New research sheds light on the brain mechanisms that underlie this aspect of human personality

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  1. Anderson,S. W., Bechara, A., Damasio, H., Tranel, D. & Damasio, A. R. Impairment of social and moral behavior related to early damage in human prefrontal cortex Nature Neuroscience 2, 1032 - 1037 1999.

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Jennings, C. The neurobiology of morals. Nature (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/news991021-6

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