How far does the moral dilemma go? Neural and autonomic correlates contribute to explain emotional conflict and empathy behavior in Sophie’s Choice.

By Michela Balconi, Carlotta Acconito, Ruggero Eugeni, Federico Bionda, Katia Rovelli, Laura Angioletti and Flavia Ciminaghi

dynamic paradigm, EEG, emotion, moral dilemma, skin conductance

How do movie viewers actually experience the moral dilemmas faced by the fictional characters? An article resulting from the collaboration between Michela Balconi’s team and mine has just been published in Frontiers in Psychology.

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Ruggero Eugeni

Full Professor of Media Semiotics Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milan (Italy)

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