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Koenigs et al. reply

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  • M. Koenigs

    (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    †Present address: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1440, USA. radolphs@hss.caltech.edu)

  • L. Young

    (Harvard University)

  • R. Adolphs

    (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    California Institute of Technology)

  • D. Tranel

    (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)

  • F. Cushman

    (Harvard University)

  • M. Hauser

    (Harvard University)

  • A. Damasio

    (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    Brain and Creativity Institute and Dornsife Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging, University of Southern California)

Abstract

Replying to: G. Kahane & N. Shackel Nature 452, doi:10.1038/nature06785 (2008) Kahane and Shackel argue1, on the basis of a re-classification of the moral scenarios used in our study2, that our conclusion of a utilitarian bias among patients with ventromedial–prefrontal–cortex (VMPC) damage is unwarranted. Here we provide a re-analysis of our data based on precisely the classification scheme that Kahane and Shackel suggest. This re-analysis confirms our conclusion that damage to the VMPC results in an increase in utilitarian judgements.

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  • M. Koenigs & L. Young & R. Adolphs & D. Tranel & F. Cushman & M. Hauser & A. Damasio, 2008. "Koenigs et al. reply," Nature, Nature, vol. 452(7185), pages 5-6, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:452:y:2008:i:7185:d:10.1038_nature06804
    DOI: 10.1038/nature06804
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