MIT scientists have shown that using a magnetic field to disrupt activity in the right temporoparietal junction (TPJ), can impact a subject’s ability to infer other people’s intentions.  This region had previously been identified as active when people are asked to make judgments that require thinking about other people’s intentions.

The findings offer “striking evidence” that the right TPJ, located at the brain’s surface above and behind the right ear, is critical for making moral judgments, says Liane Young, one of the MIT scientists.

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