When presented with the moral dilemma of whether to physically push Person A onto a trolley track to stop a trolley car from killing 5 other people, individuals with damage to the ____________ will choose to push Person A and stop the trolley, demonstrating no moral dilemma with this choice.
A) ventromedial prefrontal cortex
B) amygdala
C) subgenual anterior cingulate cortex
D) orbitofrontal cortex
E) prefrontal cortex

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Individuals with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) are more likely to choose utilitarian solutions to moral dilemmas, such as pushing Person A to stop a trolley and save five others, without experiencing the typical moral conflict. This area of the brain is crucial for emotional processing and moral decision-making.

When Presented with the Moral Dilemma of Whether to Physically