Neural evidence for "intuitive prosecution": The use of mental state information for negative moral verdicts by Saxe, Rebecca R., Scholz, Jonathan, Young, Liane

“…People assign blame for failed attempts to harm and offer forgiveness in the case of accidents. Here we use fMRI to investigate the role of ToM in moral judgment of harmful vs. helpful actions. …”
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Damage to Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Impairs Judgment of Harmful Intent by Young, Liane, Bechara, Antoine, Tranel, Daniel, Damasio, Hanna, Hauser, Marc, Damasio, Antonio

“…Moral judgments, whether delivered in ordinary experience or in the courtroom, depend on our ability to infer intentions. We forgive unintentional or accidental harms and condemn failed attempts to harm. …”
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Plans, Habits, and Theory of Mind by Cushman, Fiery A., Gershman, Samuel J., Gerstenberg, Tobias, Baker, Christopher Lawrence

“…If I confess, will they forgive? Psychologists call this capacity “theory of mind.” …”
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