This cumulative dissertation consists of investigations the brain processes related to legal and moral decision-making as well as a philosophical reflection. The behavioral main finding is that lawyers perceive themselves to be less emotionally involved during legal and moral decision-making than other academics. Regarding brain processes, the major finding is that legal decisions are correlated with stronger activation in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, suggesting a stronger engagement of rule application. The philosophical part reflects the normative implications of these investigations and comprises a wider discussion of neuroimaging in the context of clinical research.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uni-osnabrueck.de/oai:repositorium.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de:urn:nbn:de:gbv:700-201108228276 |
Date | 22 August 2011 |
Creators | Schleim, Stephan |
Contributors | Prof. Dr. Achim Stephan, Prof. Dr. Dr. Henrik Walter |
Source Sets | Universität Osnabrück |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | doc-type:doctoralThesis |
Format | application/pdf, application/zip |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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