Neuroethics: what the study of brain disorders can tell about moral behavior

AIMS Neurosci. 2021 Oct 25;8(4):543-547. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2021029. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

The growing interest in the study of morality has led to the birth of a new discipline in the field of moral philosophy called Neuroethics, a multidisciplinary approach that aims to combine philosophy and neuroscience. In this editorial, we explored the relevance of clinical models affected by neurological/psychiatric disorders to learn more about mechanisms sub-serving ethical behaviour at neural and cognitive level.

Keywords: Neuroethics; clinical models; disgust; morality.

Publication types

  • Editorial