@article{766926,
      recid = {766926},
      author = {Decety, Jean, and Wheatley, Thalia,},
      title = {The moral brain : a multidisciplinary perspective /},
      pages = {1 online resource (x, 327 pages) :},
      abstract = {"Over the past decade, an explosion of empirical research  in a variety of fields has allowed us to understand human  moral sensibility as a sophisticated integration of  cognitive, emotional, and motivational mechanisms shaped  through evolution, development, and culture. Evolutionary  biologists have shown that moral cognition evolved to aid  cooperation; developmental psychologists have demonstrated  that the elements that underpin morality are in place much  earlier than we thought; and social neuroscientists have  begun to map brain circuits implicated in moral decision  making. This volume offers an overview of current research  on the moral brain, examining the topic from disciplinary  perspectives that range from anthropology and  neurophilosophy to justice and law. The contributors  address the evolution of morality, considering precursors  of human morality in other species as well as uniquely  human adaptations. They examine motivations for morality,  exploring the roles of passion, extreme sacrifice, and  cooperation. They go on to consider the development of  morality, from infancy to adolescence; findings on  neurobiological mechanisms of moral cognition; psychopathic  immorality; and the implications for justice and law of a  more biological understanding of morality. These new  findings may challenge our intuitions about society and  justice, but they may also lead to more a humane and  flexible legal system"--Provided by publisher.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/766926},
}