Abstract
This article discusses how findings from social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience might contribute to our understanding of human evil. Integrating theories of personality and social psychology as well as the notions of deindividuation and dehumanization with recent neuroscientific insight, the authors elaborate on the nature of human evil and its potential roots in brain systems associated with affective processing and cognitive control.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 174-180 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Affective neuroscience
- Aggression
- Cognitive
- Dehumanization
- Deindividuation
- Human evil
- Social
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Applied Psychology
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Behavioral Neuroscience