Stimulating morality in the brain

A Cell Reports study links activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) to moral consistency and reports that noninvasive stimulation of that region increased how consistently people judged their own and others’ actions. The finding is based on fMRI measures during a dishonesty-for-profit task and follow‑up transcranial temporal interference stimulation. — If modest brain stimulation can shift moral behavior in the lab, society must debate clinical uses, workplace or legal applications, consent standards, and whether ‘moral enhancement’ is permissible or coercive.