Toward an integrated neuroscience of morality: The contribution of neuroeconomics to moral cognition

Topics in Cognitive Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 579-595

  Kvaran, Trevor ^a   Sanfey, Alan G ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Moral judgment; Neuroeconomics; Social neuroscience

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MORALITY; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MORALS; NEUROSCIENCES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79957645415     PISSN: 17568757     EISSN: 17568765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2010.01086.x     Document Type: Article

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