Richelli Letizia, Arioli Maria, Canessa Nicola
IUSS Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON) Center, Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory of Pavia Institute, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Brain Sci. 2025 Jun 25;15(7):678. doi: 10.3390/brainsci15070678.
As climate change continues to endanger a sustainable global condition, a growing literature investigates how to pursue green practices to fight its effects. Individuals are the essential starting point for such bottom-up attempts, with their attitudes towards sustainability driving pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs). : Based on the available relevant literature, this scoping review aims to delve into the processes underlying people's sustainable decision-making (SDM) associated with PEBs. : A scientific literature search was performed through (a) an active database search and (b) the identification of studies via reference and citation tracking. Results were screened and selected in Rayyan. : Included articles ( = 30) heterogeneously reported cognitive and neural aspects of SDM shaping PEBs. These proved to (a) recruit brain areas involved in mentalizing and moral cognition (likely because of their role in processing the interplay between personal and contextual factors rather than moral considerations in themselves); (b) undergo the same modulatory influences shaping other kinds of prosocial/cooperative behaviors; and (c) include brain areas involved in attentional/monitoring and emotional/motivational processes, alongside those consistently associated with decision-making processes. : These results help interpret the available evidence on the neuro-cognitive bases of SDM while focusing on potential interventions to foster better practices and mitigate the adverse repercussions of climate change on human and global health.
随着气候变化持续危及全球可持续发展状况，越来越多的文献开始研究如何通过推行绿色实践来应对其影响。个人是此类自下而上努力的关键起点，他们对可持续性的态度推动着亲环境行为（PEB）。基于现有相关文献，本综述旨在深入探究与亲环境行为相关的人们可持续决策（SDM）背后的过程。通过（a）积极的数据库搜索和（b）通过参考文献和引用追踪识别研究来进行科学文献检索。在Rayyan中对结果进行筛选和选择。纳入的文章（n = 30）以异质性方式报道了塑造亲环境行为的可持续决策的认知和神经方面。这些方面被证明：（a）会激活参与心理化和道德认知的脑区（可能是因为它们在处理个人因素与情境因素之间的相互作用中所起的作用，而非其自身的道德考量）；（b）会受到塑造其他类型亲社会/合作行为的相同调节影响；（c）包括参与注意力/监测和情绪/动机过程的脑区，以及那些一直与决策过程相关的脑区。这些结果有助于解释关于可持续决策神经认知基础的现有证据，同时关注促进更好实践以及减轻气候变化对人类和全球健康不利影响的潜在干预措施。
