{"id":6413,"date":"2016-01-11T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/deep-thinking-in-the-brain-may-be-spurred-by-stories-with-moral-quandaries\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:12:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:12:20","slug":"deep-thinking-in-the-brain-may-be-spurred-by-stories-with-moral-quandaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/deep-thinking-in-the-brain-may-be-spurred-by-stories-with-moral-quandaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep thinking in the brain may be spurred by stories with moral quandaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n\n \n The default-mode network of the brain shows increased activity when subjects read stories that deal with their core values. Image courtesy of Sarah Gimbel\/USC.\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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