Claim THR-03
Claim THR-03
What that timing means for free will is disputed: a later reanalysis suggests the early signal may be background neural noise rather than a decision already made.
- Its mark
- Speculative. Credible evidence that is subject to active debate, incomplete or failed replication, or evolving interpretation. Shifting 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
- How it was checked
- Checked from reference; source to be re-checked
Sources
- Schurger, A., Sitt, J. D., & Dehaene, S. (2012). An accumulator model for spontaneous neural activity prior to self-initiated movement. PNAS, 109(42), E2904-E2913. DOI 10.1073/pnas.1210467109
- Alwis, H. The Cathedral: Detailed Notes on the Text (manuscript, March 2026 version in the World Systems project).
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