Does emotion mediate the relationship between an action's moral status and its intentional status? Neuropsychological evidence

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 291-304

  Young, Liane ^a,b   Cushman, Fiery ^b   Adolphs, Ralph ^c   Tranel, Daniel ^d   Hauser, Marc ^b  

^a 1484 William James Hall   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 37349009032     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853706776931312     Document Type: Article

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