title: The neural basis of moral cognition: sentiments, concepts, and values.
abstract: The human moral nature has perplexed laymen and academics for millennia. Recent developments in cognitive neuroscience are opening new venues for unveiling the complex psychological and neurobiological mechanisms underling human morality and its impairments. Here we review these lines of evidence and key topics of debate and explain why investigating the mechanisms of cognition-emotion interaction and of the neural bases of moral sentiments and values will be critical for our understanding of the human moral mind.
authors.affiliation: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit, LABS-D'Or Hospital Network, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 22281-080. mollj@neuroscience-rio.org
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moll
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Oliveira-Souza
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zahn
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003071:Cognition / Q000941:ethics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009042:Motivation; D011599:Psychopathology; D012919:Social Behavior