Abstract In 1983 Benjamin Libet and colleagues published a paper apparently challenging
the view that the conscious intention to move precedes the brain's preparation for …

The neuroscience of volition is an emerging subfield of the brain sciences, with hundreds of
papers on the role of consciousness in action formation published each year. This makes …

In the seminal Libet experiment (Libet et al., 1983), unconscious brain activity preceded the
self-reported, conscious intention to move. This was repeatedly interpreted as challenging …

This is the second chapter of the series on the use of clinical neurophysiology for the study
of movement disorders. It focusses on methods that can be used to probe neural circuits in …

A seminal study by Libet et al.(1983) provided a popular approach to compare the
introspective timing of movement execution (the M-time) and the intention to move (the W …

Mindfulness meditation and hypnosis are related in opposing ways to awareness of
intentions. The cold control theory of hypnosis proposes that hypnotic responding involves …

Libet's experiment is an influential classical study, which does not stop provoking heated
debates. However, a full-scale replication has not been carried out to this day. Libet-style …

Philosophers have debated the “free will” for centuries, yet it is only in recent years that
voluntary actions have become an object of investigation for cognitive neuroscience. This …

In the “Libet experiment” the onset of movement-related brain activity preceded the reported
time of the conscious intention to move, suggesting that conscious intention may not play a …

The question of whether free will exists or not has intrigued philosophers for centuries. About
40 years ago, cognitive neuroscientists such as Benjamin Libet have joined the discussion …