# Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgements

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/damage-to-the-prefrontal-cortex-increases-utilitarian-moral-judgements/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Michael Koenigs,Liane Young,Ralph Adolphs,Daniel Tranel,Fiery Cushman,Marc D. Hauser,António R. Damásio |
| Citations | 1,567 |
| DOI | 10.1038/nature05631 |
| Fields | Neuroscience,Psychology |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OA URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/2244801 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2140241886 |
| PMID | 17377536 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2007 |

## Paper authors

- [Daniel Tranel](https://scholariq.org/researchers/daniel-tranel/)

## Paper journal

- [Nature](https://scholariq.org/journals/nature/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment](https://scholariq.org/topics/psychology-of-moral-and-emotional-judgment/)

## Paper topics

- [Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment](https://scholariq.org/topics/psychology-of-moral-and-emotional-judgment/)
- [Emotions and Moral Behavior](https://scholariq.org/topics/emotions-and-moral-behavior/)
- [Face Recognition and Perception](https://scholariq.org/topics/face-recognition-and-perception/)

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