Selfless behavior and cooperation cannot be taken for granted. Mohammad Salahshour of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (now at Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior), has ...

Coupling two approaches of game theory can shed light on how moral norms evolve. Selfless behaviour and cooperation cannot be taken for granted. Mohammad Salahshour of the Max Planck Institute for ...

Why don't some people practice what they preach? Researchers reveal that a brain region called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is involved. The researchers used fMRI imaging to identify ...

Two of my previous posts on moral development described the origins and consequences of following inner expectations and others' expectations. We form our inner expectations (conscience, or what we ...

Americans’ attitudes about self-expression, morality, individuality, and religious practice continue to vary widely across generations. There also continue to be significant differences between men ...

Just as optical illusions can fool the eye to present a distorted image of reality, moral illusions can fool our decision-making ability, making us more selfish. This is the conclusion of a newly ...

It’s a mistake to think problematic aggression is limited to those with psychiatric disorders. Healthy people have also the capacity for impulsive violence – and resulting “morally” poor behaviour.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Department of Management at LSE. Post by Dr Niranjan Janardhanan, Assistant Professor of Management in the Department of ...

Selfless behaviour and cooperation cannot be taken for granted. Mohammad Salahshour of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (now at Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior), has ...

Why don’t some people practice what they preach? Researchers reveal that a brain region called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is involved. Publishing March 19 in the Cell Press journal ...