Moral reasoning

Parents’ views on justice affect babies’ moral development Baby with EEG

Parents’ views on justice affect babies’ moral development

Neuroscientists identify brain mechanisms that predict generosity in children Child with EEG performing task

Neuroscientists identify brain mechanisms that predict generosity in children

Brain scans link concern for justice with reason, not emotion

Brain scans link concern for justice with reason, not emotion

Jean Decety

Jean Decety

Title: Irving B. Harris Distinguished Service Professor in Psychology and Psychiatry

Expertise: Sociology, Emotions, Empathy, Morality, Decision making

Departmental website: https://psychology.uchicago.edu/directory/jean-decety