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SUMMARY:Molly Crockett
DESCRIPTION:Moral Decision-Making: Conscience\, Context\, and Conformity \nClassical models of antisocial behavior propose that violence arises out of a failure of lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) to “put the brakes” on aggressive impulses originating in subcortical regions such as the amygdala and striatum. A new\, alternative model proposes that LPFC does not directly inhibit aggressive impulses\, but instead flexibly modulates the value of aggressive acts via corticostriatal circuits. I will present behavioral\, pharmacological and neuroimaging experiments supporting the alternative model. The findings suggest moral behavior is linked to a neural devaluation of reward realized by a prefrontal modulation of striatal value representations. This mechanism implies that the moral value of actions is flexibly guided by neural representations of social norms. If norms change\, so then do the values that guide actions. Supporting this view\, I will present evidence that changing norms via framing and social influence modulates moral preferences. \n
URL:https://econ.columbia.edu/event/molly-crockett/
LOCATION:Greene Science Center\, 9th Floor Lecture Hall
CATEGORIES:Cognition and Decision Seminar Series,PER,PER Workshops
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