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August 09, 2012

Molly Crockett on Brain Chemistry and Moral Decision-Making

Over at Philosophy Bites:

Can we manipulate moral decision-making by altering levels of serotonin? And if we can, should we? Molly Crockett has researched the effects of serotonin in this area discusses her findings with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode was originally released on Bioethics Bites and made in association with the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and with a grant from the Wellcome Trust. 

Listen to Molly Crockett on Brain Chemistry and Moral Decision-Making

 

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Golly, think what they could do with Soma!

Posted by: Louise Gordon | Aug 10, 2012 8:27:34 PM

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