Justice in the brain: Equity and efficiency are encoded differently

Which is better, giving more food to a few hungry people or letting some food go to waste so that everyone gets a share? A study appearing this week in Science finds that most people choose the latter, and that the brain responds in unique ways to inefficiency and inequity.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news129475887.html">Justice in the brain: Equity and efficiency are encoded differently</a></p> <p>Which is better, giving more food to a few hungry people or letting some food go to waste so that everyone gets a share? A study appearing this week in <i>Science</i> finds that most people choose the latter, and that the brain responds in unique ways to inefficiency and inequity.</p>