Keyword: ventromedial prefrontal cortex

The Science of Moral Judgment March 12, 2008

Host: Armand DiMele

Where do our moral instincts actually come from? Armand DiMele traces the origins of right and wrong through Freudian id-ego-superego theory, transactional analysis, and new neuroscience showing that damage to the prefrontal cortex shifts people toward utilitarian choices, raising hard questions about guilt, empathy, and who gets to judge.