The dual-track theory of moral reasoning has received considerable attention due to the
neuroimaging work of Greene et al. Greene et al. claimed that certain kinds of moral
dilemmas activated brain regions specific to emotional responses, while others activated
areas specific to cognition. This appears to indicate a dissociation between different types of
moral reasoning. I re-evaluate these claims of specificity in light of subsequent empirical
work. I argue that none of the cortical areas identified by Greene et al. are functionally …