New brain research reveals how guilt and shame shape moral behavior, showing why guilt promotes repair while shame often ...

Guilt and shame arise from different cognitive triggers and rely on distinct neural systems to guide compensatory behavior.

A study reveals the distinct brain mechanisms behind guilt and shame-driven compensatory behavior. It shows that harm influences guilt more, whereas responsibility influences shame more. Using a 'dots ...

Findings reveal how harm and responsibility shape feelings of guilt and shame in different ways, which in turn drive behaviours in response to these emotions.

The study, published in the journal eLife, also found that distinct brain regions were involved in guilt and shame-driven compensatory behaviour.

“I can’t tell anyone that I had COVID,” a client said early last summer. When I asked why, she said, “Because I’m so ashamed. I knew I wasn’t being careful enough. Everyone is going to blame me for it ...

Many people confuse shame and guilt, and it is useful to know the difference between the two. The first reason is that shame often masks anger and vice versa. Some chronically angry and raging people ...