Dr. Molly Crockett

时间： 2015-07-29 15:00 - 17:00

地点： 王克桢楼1113房间

The cognitive processes that give rise to moral judgments and decisions have long been the focus of intense study. Previous work has primarily explored the goals of moral computations, such as avoiding harm to others or maximizing utilitarian values. Here, I illustrate the advantages of investigating moral cognition at the level of algorithms that formally describe how features of moral dilemmas are transformed into decisions. The algorithmic approach has traditionally been employed in the domains of perceptual and reward-based learning and decision-making, but until recently had not been applied to the study of moral cognition. Using examples from recent studies I show how the algorithmic approach can provide novel insights into human morality and improve prediction of how neuromodulators shape moral cognition.

2015-07-29

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2015-07-29