My brain made me do it

摘要

As Science exposes the gears and sprockets of moral cognition, how will it affect our laws and ethical norms?rnWe have long known that moral character is related to brain function. One remarkable demonstration of this was provided by Phineas Cage, a 19th-century construction foreman injured in an explosion. After a large iron rod was blown through his head, destroying bits of his pref rontal cortex. Gage was transformed from a conscientious, dependable worker to a self ish and erratic character, described by some as antisocial.