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Summary Traditional theories of moral psychology emphasize reasoning and “higher cognition,” while more recent work emphasizes the role of emotion. In this article, I discuss neuroimaging data that support a theory of moral judgment according to which both “cognitive” and emotional processes play crucial and sometimes mutually competitive roles. These data suggest that brain regions associated with...
Summary Humans are an exquisitely social species. Our survival and success depend critically on our ability to thrive in complex social situations. But how do we understand others? Which are the mechanisms underlying this capacity? In the present essay we discuss a general neural mechanism (“mirror mechanism”) that enables individuals to understand the meaning of actions done by others, their...
Summary As stated by Jean-Pierre Changeux in his last book, “The Physiology of Truth,” objective knowledge does exist, and our brains are naturally equipped to recognize it. The results presented here provide the first insights into 1) the cerebral basis of reasoning errors, and 2) the neurocognitive dynamics that lead the human brain toward logical truth.
Summary What are the origins of mathematical truth? How can a finite and fallible human brain, created through the approximate tinkering of evolution rather than by an omnipotent designer, come to possess universal mathematical knowledge? Furthermore, “how is it possible that mathematics, a product of human thought that is independent of experience, fits so excellently the objects of physical reality?”...
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