There has been much focus the past couple years on the relationship between the brain and morality, leading to a spate of books (Sam Harris, Patricia Churchland, Jonathan Haidt) and research like this: A team at the University of Chicago has found that a person’s responses to similar situations change as they age, which is because of the evolving brain circuitry, the latest edition of the ‘Cerebral Cortex’ journal reported. In their study, researchers combined brain scanning, eye-tracking and behavioural measures to understand how the brain responds to morally laden scenarios. According to them, the study provides strong evidence that moral reasoning involves a complex integration between affective and cognitive processes that gradually changes with a person’s age. “Both preschool children and adults distinguish…