Cultural influences on the neural correlate of moral decision making processes

Han, Hyemin; Glover, Gary H.; Jeong, Changwoo

doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2013.11.012

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“…The comparison showed that the MPFC was particularly activated under the moral-personal condition, while the parietal lobule regions were significantly activated under the moral-impersonal condition. These wholebrain t-tests successfully replicated previous fMRI investigations that utilized similar moral dilemmas [25,26,51]. Second, we conducted PPI analyses by setting two seed regions in the CMS, i.e., the MPFC and PCC.…”

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“…The present study utilized a set of moral dilemma questions initially developed by [25,26] and used by [51]. A total of sixty dilemma questions were included in the set.…”

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“…First, the VMPFC is associated with processes of moral judgment associated with emotions [28,[104][105][106]. In addition, the activity in the ACC is associated with conflict monitoring and solving [107][108][109] and complicated socio-moral dilemma solution [51]. In fact, the moral-personal condition was basically designed to induce strong negative and intuitive responses among subjects; thus, we expected to see strong activity in the VMPFC while subjects were solving such dilemmas.…”

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“…Moral-personal dilemmas are more likely to induce significant activity in regions associated with emotion (e.g., MPFC, orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), superior-temporal sulcus (STS), insula [42,[51][52][53][54][55]) compared to moral-impersonal dilemmas, because the former strongly induce negative immediate emotional responses among subjects. On the other hand, previous studies have shown that in the moral-impersonal condition, regions associated with cognition, such as mental calculation (e.g., parietal lobule), will show significantly increased activity [25,26,51,56].…”

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Influence of the cortical midline structures on moral emotion and motivation in moral decision-making

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Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects:Predicting long-term outcomes of interventions using machine learning and computational simulation on the other hand, the posterior insula (PI) showed significant negative interaction with the seed regions. Second, several significant Granger causality was found from CMS to insula regions particularly under the moral-personal condition. Furthermore, significant dominant influence from the AI to PI was reported. Moral psychological implications of these findings are discussed.The present study demonstrated the significant interaction and influence between the CMS and morality-related regions while subject were solving moral dilemmas. Given that, activity in the CMS is significantly involved in human moral functioning.

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“…The present study utilized a set of moral dilemma questions initially developed by [25,26] and used by [51]. A total of sixty dilemma questions were included in the set.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…In addition, previous functional neuroimaging studies have consistently demonstrated that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), which constitute the DMN, were significantly associated with prosocial and moral emotion and moral cognition Reniers et al 2012;Han et al 2014Han et al , 2016Sevinc and Spreng 2014). Given these findings, the DMN is the core of moral self, and the region of interest in virtue ethics and character psychology.…”

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How can neuroscience contribute to moral philosophy, psychology and education based on Aristotelian virtue ethics?

Han

2016

International Journal of Ethics Education

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The present essay discusses the relationship between moral philosophy, psychology and education based on virtue ethics, contemporary neuroscience, and how neuroscientific methods can contribute to studies of moral virtue and character. First, the present essay considers whether the mechanism of moral motivation and developmental model of virtue and character are well supported by neuroscientific evidence. Particularly, it examines whether the evidence provided by neuroscientific studies can support the core argument of virtue ethics, that is, motivational externalism. Second, it discusses how experimental methods of neuroscience can be applied to studies in human morality. Particularly, the present essay examines how functional and structural neuroimaging methods can contribute to the development of the fields by reviewing the findings of recent social and developmental neuroimaging experiments. Meanwhile, the present essay also considers some limitations embedded in such discussions regarding the relationship between the fields and suggests directions for future studies to address these limitations.

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The role of prefrontal cortex in a moral judgment task using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy

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BackgroundUnderstanding the neural basis of moral judgment (MJ) and human decision‐making has been the subject of numerous studies because of their impact on daily life activities and social norms. Here, we aimed to investigate the neural process of MJ using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a noninvasive, portable, and affordable neuroimaging modality.MethodsWe examined prefrontal cortex (PFC) activation in 33 healthy participants engaging in MJ exercises. We hypothesized that participants presented with personal (emotionally salient) and impersonal (less emotional) dilemmas would exhibit different brain activation observable through fNIRS. We also investigated the effects of utilitarian and nonutilitarian responses to MJ scenarios on PFC activation. Utilitarian responses are those that favor the greatest good while nonutilitarian responses favor moral actions. Mixed effect models were applied to model the cerebral hemodynamic changes that occurred during MJ dilemmas.Results and conclusionsOur analysis found significant differences in PFC activation during personal versus impersonal dilemmas. Specifically, the left dorsolateral PFC was highly activated during impersonal MJ when a nonutilitarian decision was made. This is consistent with the majority of relevant fMRI studies, and demonstrates the feasibility of using fNIRS, with its portable and motion tolerant capacities, to investigate the neural basis of MJ dilemmas.

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Cultural influences on the neural correlate of moral decision making processes

Cited by 52 publications

References 58 publications

Influence of the cortical midline structures on moral emotion and motivation in moral decision-making

Influence of the cortical midline structures on moral emotion and motivation in moral decision-making

How can neuroscience contribute to moral philosophy, psychology and education based on Aristotelian virtue ethics?

The role of prefrontal cortex in a moral judgment task using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy

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