TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex and the Future of Morality
JO  - Emotion review
A1  - Ciaramelli, Elisa
A1  - di Pellegrino, Giuseppe
SP  - 308
EP  - 309
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
N2  - The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) is crucial for moral behavior, yet the mechanism through which the VMPFC promotes moral behavior remains unclear. In this article, we emphasize that moral choice is often intertemporal, requiring foregoing short-term gains in favor of future outcomes of larger value. We propose that the VMPFC may be necessary for mental time travel (MTT), a cognitive process enabling vivid preexperiencing of future outcomes. By providing anticipated outcomes that inform decisions, MTT may promote farsighted, moral behaviors.<p /> 
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SN  - 1754-0739
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1754073911402381
ID  - ref1
ER  -