Humans are unique among social creatures in their willingness to bear personal costs to punish those who have harmed others.  Despite the centrality of such third-party punishment decisions to modern institutions of justice, researchers are still unclear as to how the brain combines evidence of intentionality and harm and how humans make these judgments. Now, a study from researchers at Vanderbilt University and Harvard University reveals … Continue reading Neuroimaging identifies uniquely human brain region responsible for judgment.