#Groupnorms

A groundbreaking neuroscience study has discovered that our awareness of internal body sensations—sometimes described as “gut feelings”—can significantly guide our moral decisions, often aligning them with group norms and social expectations. The new research, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, reveals that people who are more attuned to their bodily signals are more likely to make moral choices consistent with the majority’s views, offering fresh insight into how morality is shaped by both brain and body, and not merely by abstract reasoning or peer pressure (PsyPost).