Faculty and Trainers

Jean Decety

The impact of hunger and resource scarcity on children's fairness judgments and behaviors: A developmental cross-national investigation.
The impact of hunger and resource scarcity on children's fairness judgments and behaviors: A developmental cross-national investigation. J Exp Child Psychol. 2027 Jan; 273:106640.
PMID: 42617342

The role of social norms, empathy, and religiosity in assisted dying decisions: an fMRI study.
The role of social norms, empathy, and religiosity in assisted dying decisions: an fMRI study. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2026 Oct; 26(5):2261-2281.
PMID: 42091837

The role of empathy in prosocial behavior in autistic and neurotypical children.
The role of empathy in prosocial behavior in autistic and neurotypical children. Child Dev. 2026 Mar 31; 97(2):437-450.
PMID: 41757730

Who would you save? Children and mothers' life-or-death decisions.
Who would you save? Children and mothers' life-or-death decisions. Cognition. 2026 Jun; 271:106468.
PMID: 41637909

Cortical Structure in Relation to Empathy and Psychopathy in 800 Incarcerated Men.
Cortical Structure in Relation to Empathy and Psychopathy in 800 Incarcerated Men. Biol Psychiatry Glob Open Sci. 2026 May; 6(3):100695.
PMID: 41909719

Increased gray matter within temporal cortical networks in sexual sadism.
Increased gray matter within temporal cortical networks in sexual sadism. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 02; 193:534-542.
PMID: 41418453

The cross-cultural temporal neurodynamics of fairness: A developmental machine-learning neuroscience investigation.
The cross-cultural temporal neurodynamics of fairness: A developmental machine-learning neuroscience investigation. Dev Psychol. 2025 Nov 06.
PMID: 41196710

The Dark Side of Moral Conviction-Integrating Political Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience.
The Dark Side of Moral Conviction-Integrating Political Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2025 11; 1553(1):5-20.
PMID: 41081737

Cortical structure in relation to empathy and psychopathy in 800 incarcerated men.
Cortical structure in relation to empathy and psychopathy in 800 incarcerated men. bioRxiv. 2025 Jul 30.
PMID: 40236099

Childhood abuse and neglect are differentially related to perceived discrimination and structural change in empathy-related circuitry.
Childhood abuse and neglect are differentially related to perceived discrimination and structural change in empathy-related circuitry. Sci Rep. 2025 May 10; 15(1):16361.
PMID: 40348824

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