Impaired judgement of harmful intent is linked with damage to prefrontal cortex
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 05:35
in Psychology & Sociology
New research provides insight into the region of the brain that underlies our tendency to condemn failed attempts to harm and forgive harms that are accidental. The study, published by Cell Press in the March 25 issue of the journal Neuron, underscores the importance of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPC) for making moral judgements about harmful intent...