Moral Meat

October 7, 2013

Brain Region Tied to Compliance with Social Norms

"“We found that the brain mechanism responsible for compliance with social norms is separate from the processes that represent one’s knowledge and beliefs about the social norm,” said Ernst Fehr, Ph.D.

“This could have important implications for the legal system as the ability to distinguish between right and wrong may not be sufficient for the ability to comply with social norms.”

Said Ruff, “Our findings show that a socially and evolutionarily important aspect of human behavior depends on a specific neural mechanism that can be both up- and down-regulated with brain stimulation.”"

http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/10/07/brain-region-tied-to-compliance-with-social-norms/60440.html