Cognitive-Emotional and Inhibitory Deficits as a Window to Moral Decision-Making Difficulties Related to Exposure to Violence

In the present review we illustrate how exposure to violence results in an increased probability of developing functional impairments of decision mechanisms necessary for moral behavior. We focus in particular on the detrimental effects of exposure to violence on emotional (e.g. Empathy), cognitive (e.g. Theory of Mind), and inhibitory control abilities. Relying on studies that document impaired moral behavior in individuals with deficits in...