Open AccessNeuroethics: what the study of brain disorders can tell about moral behavior
Author(s) -
Carmelo M. Vicario,
Chiara Lucifora
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aims neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2373-7972
pISSN - 2373-8006
DOI - 10.3934/neuroscience.2021029
Subject(s) - neuroethics , morality , multidisciplinary approach , relevance (law) , psychology , cognition , field (mathematics) , cognitive neuroscience , neuroscience , cognitive science , engineering ethics , sociology , epistemology , philosophy , social science , political science , law , mathematics , pure mathematics , engineering
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.