[PDF][PDF] Free will is only an illusion if you are, too
A Buccella, T Dominik - Scientific American, 2023 - thinkaboutthinking.com
A Buccella, T Dominik
Scientific American, 2023•thinkaboutthinking.comImagine you are shopping online for a new pair of headphones. There is an array of colors,
brands and features to look at. You feel that you can pick any model that you like and are in
complete control of your decision. When you finally click the “add to shopping cart” button,
you believe that you are doing so out of your own free will. But what if we told you that while
you thought that you were still browsing, your brain activity had already highlighted the
headphones you would pick? That idea may not be so far-fetched. Though neuroscientists …
brands and features to look at. You feel that you can pick any model that you like and are in
complete control of your decision. When you finally click the “add to shopping cart” button,
you believe that you are doing so out of your own free will. But what if we told you that while
you thought that you were still browsing, your brain activity had already highlighted the
headphones you would pick? That idea may not be so far-fetched. Though neuroscientists …
Imagine you are shopping online for a new pair of headphones. There is an array of colors, brands and features to look at. You feel that you can pick any model that you like and are in complete control of your decision. When you finally click the “add to shopping cart” button, you believe that you are doing so out of your own free will.
But what if we told you that while you thought that you were still browsing, your brain activity had already highlighted the headphones you would pick? That idea may not be so far-fetched. Though neuroscientists likely could not predict your choice with 100 percent accuracy, research has demonstrated that some information about your upcoming action is present in brain activity several seconds before you even become conscious of your decision.
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