Human moral decision-making through the lens of Parkinson's disease

G Ponsi, M Scattolin, R Villa, SM Aglioti - npj Parkinson's Disease, 2021 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of
dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia (BG) and thalamocortical circuitry. While …

Right agent, wrong level of hedonism: How high (vs low) hedonic values in AI-performed tasks lead to decreased perceptions of humanlikeness, warmth, and less …

M Yanit, M Yanit, F Wan - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Reasons of reactions towards artificial intelligence (AI) performing hedonic tasks invites
attention. This research argues that the reference of comparison to assess AI's suitability for …

Warmth and competence in human-agent cooperation

KR McKee, X Bai, ST Fiske - Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 2024 - Springer
Interaction and cooperation with humans are overarching aspirations of artificial intelligence
research. Recent studies demonstrate that AI agents trained with deep reinforcement …

Training the moral self: An 8-week mindfulness meditation program leads to reduced dishonest behavior and increased regulation of interoceptive awareness

S Feruglio, MS Panasiti, C Crescentini, SM Aglioti… - Mindfulness, 2023 - Springer
Objectives Recent meta-analyses suggest that mindfulness meditation may enhance
prosocial behavior, while evidence regarding moral behavior is still scarce. We combined a …

The impact of mindfulness meditation on social and moral behavior: Does mindfulness enhance other-oriented motivation or decrease monetary reward salience?

S Feruglio, MS Panasiti, C Crescentini… - Frontiers in integrative …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This perspective article provides an overview of the impact of mindfulness meditation (MM)
on social and moral behavior. In mindfulness research, prosocial behavior has been …

[HTML][HTML] Interoceptive influences on the production of self-serving lies in reputation risk conditions

A Vabba, G Porciello, MS Panasiti, SM Aglioti - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bodily signals influence high-order cognitive and emotional processes, including social
decision making. Here, we examined whether individual differences in the capacity to read …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced ownership over a virtual body modulates dishonesty

M Scattolin, MS Panasiti, R Villa, SM Aglioti - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Although studies suggest that even higher-order functions can be embodied, whether body
awareness may bias moral decisions toward (dis) honesty remains underinvestigated. Here …

The path of dishonesty: identification of mental processes with electrical neuroimaging

LK Globig, LRR Gianotti, G Ponsi, T Koenig… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Much research finds that lying takes longer than truth-telling. Yet, the source of this response
time difference remains elusive. Here, we assessed the spatiotemporal evolution of …

Reputation risk during dishonest social decision-making modulates anterior insular and cingulate cortex activity and connectivity

L Dupont, V Santangelo, RT Azevedo… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
To explore the neural underpinnings of (dis) honest decision making under quasi-ecological
conditions, we used an fMRI adapted version of a card game in which deceptive or truthful …

Ownership of the affected leg is further reduced following deceptive behaviors in body integrity dysphoria

M Scattolin, MS Panasiti, JT Ho, B Lenggenhager… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Although predicted by the notion of embodied morality, it remains unknown whether a
reduced sense of body ownership (SoO) is associated with increased or decreased …