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Neuroscience is one of the more complicated subjects.

But with innovative tools like fMRI and transcranial magnetic stimulation , and projects that are reengineering a model of a human brain , scientists are working hard on cracking the neural code.

Innocent? Or guilty? As any judge can tell you, it’s not so simple.  What was going in the defendant’s mind is important.  Underlying intent is a pretty big deal when it comes to moral judgment.

Past studies have shown that an area of the brain, the right temporoparietal junction, shows increased activity when people read about another’s intentions or beliefs.