The price of your soul: How the brain decides whether to ‘sell out’
Jan 23, 2012 19:25
An Emory University neuro-imaging study shows that personal values that people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash...
Brain’s failure to appreciate others may permit human atrocities
A father in Louisiana bludgeoned and beheaded his disabled 7-year-old son last August because he no longer wanted to care...
Nostalgic consumers are more likely to give to charity
Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, can boost donations and help drum up volunteers, according to a new study...
Research raises new questions about animal empathy
The emotions of rats and mice and the mental infrastructure behind them promise to illuminate the nature of human emotions,...
Are doing harm and allowing harm equivalent to the brain?
People typically say they are invoking an ethical principle when they judge acts that cause harm more harshly than willful...
Most people would kill one person to save five
Imagine a runaway boxcar heading toward five people who can’t escape its path. Now imagine you had the power to reroute...
Study explores distrust of atheists by believers
Distrust is the central motivating factor behind why religious people dislike atheists, according to a new study led by University...
Babies embrace punishment earlier than previously thought
Babies as young as eight months old prefer it when people who commit or condone antisocial acts are mistreated, a new study...
Reminders of God hurt motivation to succeed but help resist temptation
Being reminded of the concept of God can decrease people’s motivation to pursue personal goals but can help them resist...
Can plagiarism be weeded out?
To cheat or not to cheat? It’s a question scholars have grappled with for generations. For the majority of students,...
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