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The Neural Basis of Moral CognitionSentiments, Concepts, and Values
JORGE MOLLa,
RICARDO DE OLIVEIRA-SOUZAa,b AND
ROLAND ZAHNc
a Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit, LABS-D'Or Hospital Network, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil b Gaffree e Guinle University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil c Neuroscience & Aphasia Research Unit (NARU), School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Key Words: social cognition • motivation • moral judgment • emotion • cognitive control • values • sentiments • antisocial • psychopathy • social behavior
Address for correspondence: Jorge Moll, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit, LABS-D'Or Hospital Network, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 22281-080. Voice: +55-21-2538-3641. mollj{at}neuroscience-rio.org
The human moral nature has perplexed laymen and academics for millennia. Recent developments in cognitive neuroscience are opening new venues for unveiling the complex psychological and neurobiological mechanisms underling human morality and its impairments. Here we review these lines of evidence and key topics of debate and explain why investigating the mechanisms of cognition–emotion interaction and of the neural bases of moral sentiments and values will be critical for our understanding of the human moral mind.
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