Stories that force us to think about our deepest values activate a region of the brain once thought to be its autopilot

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    • Published: 01-08-2016 04:12 pm
      Updated: 01-08-2016 04:14 pm
    • "Everyone has at least a few non-negotiable values. These are the things that, no matter what the circumstance, you'd never compromise for any reason - such as "I'd never hurt a child," or "I'm against the death penalty." Real-time brain scans show that when people read stories that deal with these core, protected values, the "default mode network" in their brains activates.This network was once thought of as just the brain's autopilot, since it has been shown to be active when you're not engaged by anything in the outside world - but studies like this one suggest that it's actually working to find meaning in the narratives."

      http://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-stories-deepest-values-region-brain.html

      Ethics is Organic encoded in NJT and related to the DMN.
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