Temporal Dynamics of Cognitive–Emotional Interplay in Moral Decision-making

• Published in: Journal of cognitive neuroscience Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 1018 - 1029
• Main Authors: Sarlo, Michela, Lotto, Lorella, Manfrinati, Andrea, Rumiati, Rino, Gallicchio, Germano, Palomba, Daniela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: One Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142-1209, USA MIT Press 01.04.2012; MIT Press Journals, The
• Subjects: Adult; Arousal - physiology; Brain; Brain Mapping; Cognition & reasoning; Cognition - physiology; Decision Making - physiology; Electroencephalography; Emotions; Emotions - physiology; Evoked Potentials - physiology; Female; Humans; Judgment; Judgment Day; Male; Morale; Morality; Neurosciences; Nonlinear Dynamics; Photic Stimulation; Statistics as Topic; Time Factors; Young Adult

This study investigated the temporal dynamics of emotional and cognitive processing underlying decision-making in moral judgment. Thirty-seven participants were presented with a set of 60 dilemmas varying in whether killing one individual was an intended means to save others (instrumental dilemmas)...