António Teixeira on 2009-04-14
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David WoodIn one of the first brain studies of "higher" emotions like empathy and morality, a team of USC neuroscientists find that such emotions are evoked slowly. The authors suggest that the speed of digital media culture may complicate the development of these emotions, which brain imaging shows to be deeply rooted in the body.
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Humans can sort information very quickly and can respond in fractions of seconds to signs of physical pain in others.
Admiration and compassion—two of the social emotions that define humanity—take much longer, Damasio's group found.
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14 Apr 09
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Admiration and compassion—two of the social emotions that define humanity—take much longer
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The study raises questions about the emotional cost—particularly for the developing brain—of heavy reliance on a rapid stream of news snippets obtained through television, online feeds or social networks such as Twitter.
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"Educators are charged with the role of producing moral citizens who can think in ethical ways, who feel responsible to help others less fortunate, who can use their knowledge to make the world a better place," she said.
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"We actually separate the good from the bad in great part thanks to the feeling of admiration," Damasio said. "It's a deep physiological reaction that's very important to define our humanity."
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Tweet this: Rapid-fire media may confuse your moral compass
Media culture should allow time for reflective moments, say USC neuroscientists in a study that also shows higher emotions to be as rooted in the body as primal impulses
Emotions linked to our moral sense awaken slowly in the mind, according to a new study from a neuroscience group led by corresponding author Antonio Damasio, director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California.
The finding, contained in one of the first brain studies of inspirational emotions in a field dominated by a focus on fear and pain, suggests that digital media culture may be better suited to some mental processes than others.
"For some kinds of thought, especially moral decision-making about other people's social and psychological situations, we need to allow for adequate time and reflection," said first author Mary Helen Immordino-Yang.
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"Damasio's study has extraordinary implications for the human perception of events in a digital communication environment," said media scholar Manuel Castells
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The study raises questions about the emotional cost—particularly for the developing brain—of heavy reliance on a rapid stream of news snippets obtained through television, online feeds or social networks such as Twitter.
"If things are happening too fast, you may not ever fully experience emotions about other people's psychological states and that would have implications for your morality," Immordino- Yang
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