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Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgements

20071,546 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Michael Koenigs · University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Liane Young · Harvard University

Ralph Adolphs · University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Daniel Tranel · University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Fiery Cushman · Harvard University

Michael A. Hauser · Harvard University

António R. Damásio

Topics & Keywords

Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Emotions and Moral Behavior Face Recognition and Perception

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 446, Issue 7138, pp. 908-911

DOI: 10.1038/nature05631

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 39.42

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· University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics