Magnetic field modifies morality

[Gokul43201]

Citation for the paper:

Liane Young, Joan Albert Camprodon, Marc Hauser, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, and Rebecca Saxe, "Disruption of the right temporoparietal junction with transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces the role of beliefs in moral judgments", PNAS, 107, 6753-6758 (2010).

Pyth: I've saved a copy; PM me your email, if interested.

 

[Pythagorean]

I found it and posted it above, thanks though Gokul, still appreciated.

 

[Gokul43201]

Oops! Didn't notice there was a second page of posts.

 

[Frame Dragger]

Thanks to both!

I've just scanned the paper, but I'm disturbed by the small smaple size, and the nature of the test. I don't see ANY screening for morality vs. impulse and otheer diminshed capacity. It looks very interesting however, and somewhat startling. Putting what you believe to be poison in someone's coffee is DEEPLy anti-social, but it raises questions about perception that are not answered here.

I'd like to see something a bit more direct and screened, such as people rigging a card game, or even (fake) Russian Roulette. In other words, I want to see a clearly IMMORAL or amoral stance taken as a result of the TMS, not just abnormal behaviour after being blasted with a EM field targeted at a crucial region. Putting powder in coffee, as they admit in the paper, is not necessarily a clearly immoral act; it could be careless, or impulsive.

EDIT: More embarressing, I didn't notice that Pythagorean posted it. Oooooh boy. *raps on head... wooden sound fills room*.

 

[Pythagorean]

It seems the connection between morality and the rtpj had been established already by other papers. See the references at the end. That's where you'll have to dig for the actual process involved.

I'm on my mobile now, but there were some complaints about the old view of the prefrontal lobe (I skimmed last night)

the descrepincy seems to be comparing negative outcome to negative intention.

I'll have to read more when I have time.

 

[Frame Dragger]

it seems the connection between morality and the rtpj had been established already by other papers. See the references at the end. That's where you'll have to dig for the actual process involved.

I'm on my mobile now, but there were some complaints about the old view of the prefrontal lobe (i skimmed last night)

the descrepincy seems to be comparing negative outcome to negative intention.

i'll have to read more when i have time.

bingo.