neuroscience is the study of the brain and in particular how the brain gives
and in particular how the brain gives
and in particular how the brain gives rise to the mind that is how is it that
rise to the mind that is how is it that
rise to the mind that is how is it that the physical mechanisms of the brain
the physical mechanisms of the brain
the physical mechanisms of the brain lead us to do the sorts of things that
lead us to do the sorts of things that
lead us to do the sorts of things that we think of the mind is doing can we see
we think of the mind is doing can we see
we think of the mind is doing can we see these physical mechanisms at work in the
these physical mechanisms at work in the
these physical mechanisms at work in the fMRI scanner at Princeton research
fMRI scanner at Princeton research
fMRI scanner at Princeton research subject Tyler faces a rudimentary
subject Tyler faces a rudimentary
subject Tyler faces a rudimentary dilemma designed to show increased
dilemma designed to show increased
dilemma designed to show increased activity in parts of the brain
activity in parts of the brain
activity in parts of the brain associated with emotion you’re walking
associated with emotion you’re walking
associated with emotion you’re walking along a country road when you’re here a
along a country road when you’re here a
along a country road when you’re here a plea for help coming from some roadside
plea for help coming from some roadside
plea for help coming from some roadside bushes you encounter a woman who is
bushes you encounter a woman who is
bushes you encounter a woman who is covered with blood the woman explains
covered with blood the woman explains
covered with blood the woman explains that she was attacked while hiking and
that she was attacked while hiking and
that she was attacked while hiking and asked you to take her to a nearby
asked you to take her to a nearby
asked you to take her to a nearby hospital
our initial inclination is to help this
our initial inclination is to help this woman will probably die if she does not
woman will probably die if she does not
woman will probably die if she does not get to the hospital soon a CVC however
get to the hospital soon a CVC however
get to the hospital soon a CVC however if you help this woman her blood will
if you help this woman her blood will
if you help this woman her blood will ruin your designer student is it
ruin your designer student is it
ruin your designer student is it appropriate for you to leave this woman
appropriate for you to leave this woman
appropriate for you to leave this woman by the side of the road
no it’s not appropriate
no it’s not appropriate Tyler’s answer comes quickly and is
Tyler’s answer comes quickly and is
Tyler’s answer comes quickly and is consistent with a majority of green and
consistent with a majority of green and
consistent with a majority of green and Cohen’s data most people say no that’s
Cohen’s data most people say no that’s
Cohen’s data most people say no that’s not ok well my theory developed with
not ok well my theory developed with
not ok well my theory developed with John Cohen and other people is that on
John Cohen and other people is that on
John Cohen and other people is that on the one hand we have an intuitive
the one hand we have an intuitive
the one hand we have an intuitive emotional response that makes us say no
emotional response that makes us say no
emotional response that makes us say no terrible don’t do that and if you look
terrible don’t do that and if you look
terrible don’t do that and if you look at the brain data that is lots of people
at the brain data that is lots of people
at the brain data that is lots of people answering lots of questions like this
answering lots of questions like this
answering lots of questions like this and averaging it all together what you
and averaging it all together what you
and averaging it all together what you see you see increased activity in parts
see you see increased activity in parts
see you see increased activity in parts of the brain that are associated with
of the brain that are associated with
of the brain that are associated with emotion and what we call social
emotion and what we call social
emotion and what we call social cognition green and Cohen’s findings
cognition green and Cohen’s findings
cognition green and Cohen’s findings suggest that if the woman were a
suggest that if the woman were a
suggest that if the woman were a faceless person on the other side of the
faceless person on the other side of the
faceless person on the other side of the world dying in the Congo for example
world dying in the Congo for example
world dying in the Congo for example Tyler might have felt okay leaving her
Tyler might have felt okay leaving her
Tyler might have felt okay leaving her by the side of the road but because
by the side of the road but because
by the side of the road but because she’s right there in front of him he has
she’s right there in front of him he has
she’s right there in front of him he has an intuitive emotional response that
an intuitive emotional response that
an intuitive emotional response that tells him to help her and stops him from
tells him to help her and stops him from
tells him to help her and stops him from committing what many would call evil
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