Do You Forgive Easily?

Ana Sandoiu recently published an article describing the light that neuroscience sheds on how we are able to forgive. Many of us make moral judgments on a daily basis judging an incredibly complex situation such as, “did the perpetrator really mean to do those awful things.” How does our brain process it when we know that whoever caused the harm, did so unintentionally? There is now new research that investigates the neuroanatomical basis of forgiveness.

The study examines the role of the brain area called the anterior superior temporal sulcus (aSTS) in forgiving those who make unintentional mistakes. …read more