Corrigendum to 'Beta adrenergic blockade reduces utilitarian judgement' [Biol. Psychol., 92, (2013), 323-328] doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.09.005;Beta adrenergic blockade reduces utilitarian judgement

Biological Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 323-328

  Sylvia, Terbeck ^a   Guy, Kahane ^b   Sarah, McTavish ^a   Julian, Savulescu ^b   Neil, Levy ^b   Miles, Hewstone ^a   Cowen, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Moral decision making; Noradrenaline; Propranolol; Utilitarian judgement

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL AROUSAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; MORALITY; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UTILITARIAN JUDGEMENT; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84871394415     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2014.11.007     Document Type: Erratum

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