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Neat News 2017-135 (added 2017-05-15)

Why are People Altruistic?

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Scanning the brain gives new insights which parts are active when particular decisions are taken. It has now been studied which parts are active when moral choices are done such as deciding whether to inflict pain to a person for personal gain. It has been found, for instance, that the communication of the prefrontal cortex with the striatum is increased when people refuse to profit from harming others.

News seen at: Scientific American - Blogs

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