How do we really know right from wrong?

     Are humans born with a good sense of good morals or are we brought up that way? The human brain is a complicated jumble of different cells and molecules that are difficult to understand. For years scientists have been trying to understand how someone knows right from wrong. Do humans make decisions based on their morals determined by their brains? Or are they influenced by what they feel in their heart? I am going to answer these questions and discover how the brain decides and influences you to decide what is right from wrong.

     

     I will begin my research in which part of the brain is this controlled. From there I will research different mental diseases and how this part of the brain is affected. If there is a connection between the two then I can determine why and how the brain controls our morals. Or if the brain is simply a storage device and it is our souls and what we feel inside, which cannot be easily determined.  From there I can ask is there really an angel or devil on your shoulder persuading you to pick the better decision.  Though I’m not a science genius and cannot come up with a fully complete answer, I can get close to the right answer with the knowledge and resources I have.

    

     I decided to do my genius hour project on this topic because I have always been fascinated how the human brain functions and how we make decisions. The research on how the human brain decides can help scientists discover how mental illnesses are formed and how they make a person decide differently than others. I cannot wait to begin my research in how the brain decides right from wrong.