Damage to Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Impairs Judgment of Harmful Intent

Moral judgments, whether delivered in ordinary experience or in the courtroom, depend on our ability to infer intentions. We forgive unintentional or accidental harms and condemn failed attempts to harm. Prior work demonstrates that patients with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPC) d...

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Main Authors: Young, Liane (Contributor), Bechara, Antoine (Author), Tranel, Daniel (Author), Damasio, Hanna (Author), Hauser, Marc (Author), Damasio, Antonio (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2015-03-17T20:35:27Z.
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