@article{ref1,
title="Social attachment and aversion in human moral cognition",
journal="Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews",
year="2009",
author="Moll, Jorge and Schulkin, Jay",
volume="33",
number="3",
pages="456-465",
abstract="Modern neuroscience is beginning to substantiate Darwin's notion that the roots of human morality lie in social instincts, present in several species. The role of primitive motivational-emotional systems in human morality still remains under-recognized, however. Based on recent experimental evidence and classic neuroanatomical data, we here portray a view of how &quot;ancient&quot; limbic-neurohumoral systems of social attachment and aversion are crucially involved in human moral behaviors, including altruism, empathic concern and aggression. Rather than being a mere evolutionary remnant of our ancestors, such limbic-neurohumoral systems are tightly integrated with cortical mechanisms to enable complex moral sentiments and values, which powerfully influence our choices in socio-cultural settings. Exploring the underlying mechanisms of human social attachment and aversion will provide new insights and foster novel experimental paradigms for the study of moral cognition and behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-7634",
doi="10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.12.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.12.001"
}