The Difference in Brain Processing Between Animate and Inanimate Beings in Moral Violation: An Electrophysiological Evidence

INTRODUCTION: Moral violation is known to elicit negative moral emotions and associated with the electroencephalography (EEG)-derived P300 wave. However, neural basis of categorisation (immoral behaviors towards animate beings or inanimate beings) has yet be explored in psychology, which may increase knowledge further understanding brain function for rehabilitation process. Thus our study aims investigate difference processes between violations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-six participants (mean age 24 years old) were involved experimental observation that was held Neuroscience Laboratory. In event-related potential (ERP) session, EEG-derived data recorded while viewed a random series 200 trials visual stimuli distributed according odd-ball paradigm. The consisted three image categories (15% immoral behaviour toward beings, 15% non-animate 70% neutral images). Participants also pressed buttons numbered ‘1’ ‘2’ responding respectively. RESULTS: When compared images nonanimate objects, regions activated behavior had biggest amplitude stronger activation temporal occipital regions. CONCLUSION: Immoral greater cognition, as reflected by most This discovery contributes better foundation. It could applied determining abnormal pattern baseline reference used medical field.