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Interlude XLIX: The Moral Nervous System: Guilt, Shame, and Repair
In this reflective neuroscience interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey explores how moral emotions such as guilt and shame function not merely as philosophical concepts but as deeply embodied regulatory processes within the human nervous system. Drawing on research from psychologist June Tangney, neuroscientist Jorge Moll, and cognitive philosopher Joshua Greene, this episode examines how social emotions guide behavior, shape ethical learning, and influence our capacity for repair and reconnection.
Listeners are invited to consider the biological foundations of conscience…
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