God is in The Neurons. New Finding Offers Neurological Support for Adam Smith’s Theories of Morality. Their conclusions, which offer scientific support for Adam Smith’s theories of morality, are based on experimental research published in the latest issue of the The study, coming seven months after the start of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, which has been aimed at addressing income inequality, was conducted by researchers from: New York University’s Wilf Family Department of Politics; the University of Toronto; the University of California, San Diego; the University of California, Davis; and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Previous scholarship has established that two areas of the brain are active when we behave in an egalitarian manner—the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and the insular cortex, which are two neurological regions previously shown to be related to social preferences such as altruism, reciprocity, fairness, and aversion to inequality.
Less clear, however, is how these parts of the brain may also be connected to egalitarian behavior in a group setting. Genome Sequencing For Babies Brings Knowledge And Conflicts : Shots - Health News. Hide captionBy sequencing a newborn's genome, doctors could screen for more genetic conditions.
But parents could be confronted with confusing or ambiguous data about their baby's health. iStockphoto.com By sequencing a newborn's genome, doctors could screen for more genetic conditions.