Manipulating morality

Engadget, a site you should definitely read if you’re a tech geek like me, has an interesting post about neuroscientists at MIT who have successfully changed people’s views on moral questions by using magnets to interfere with activity in certain regions of the brain.  The research has important implications for our understanding of the human capacity for moral judgment.

-Marc

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April 7, 2010 · Filed Under Marc

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