Claim THR-02
Claim THR-02
In Libet's experiments, brain activity preparing a simple movement began about a third of a second before people reported deciding to move.
- Its mark
- Known. Supported by robust, replicated evidence and accepted by the relevant scientific mainstream. Solid ground.
- Basis
- finding. A claim about how the world is, answerable to evidence.
- Where it appears in the book
- Chapter 19, The Mind That Arrives Late to Its Own Decisions and Prologue, A Moment on a Train
- How it was checked
- Corrected from the manuscript
Sources
- Libet, B., Gleason, C. A., Wright, E. W., & Pearl, D. K. (1983). Time of conscious intention to act in relation to onset of cerebral activity (readiness-potential). Brain, 106(3), 623-642. DOI 10.1093/brain/106.3.623
- Libet, B. (1985). Unconscious cerebral initiative and the role of conscious will in voluntary action. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 8(4), 529-566. www.cambridge.org
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