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Rebecca Saxe: Wie unser Gehirn Moralurteile trifft.

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Die Motive, Überzeugungen und Gefühle von Familienmitgliedern, Freunden und Bekannten, ja selbst von völlig fremden Personen wahrzunehmen und zu erkennen, ist eine natürliche Begabung des Menschen. Aber wie tun wir das? Rebecca Saxe präsentiert faszinierende Forschungsergebnisse aus ihrem Labor, die erklären, wie unser Gehirn den Gedanken unserer Mitmenschen nachspürt - und wie es deren Handlungen beurteilt.

Rebecca Saxe studies how we think about other people's thoughts. At the Saxelab at MIT, she uses fMRI to identify what happens in our brains when we consider the motives, passions and beliefs of others. Full bio »

Translated into German by Matthias Braunst
Reviewed by Valentina Wellbrock
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