Boredom is a common, unpleasant emotion that conveys meaninglessness in life and
compels people to escape from this adverse existential experience. Within the paradigm of …

Abstract While the Sense of Agency (SoA)–the experience of controlling actions–is linked to
motoric processes, the effects of non-motoric cues remain uncertain. We performed a …

Is there a theory that explains the essence of consciousness? Or is consciousness itself an
illusion? Am I conscious now? Now considered the'last great mystery of science' …

Free will is a cornerstone of our society, and psychological research demonstrates that
questioning its existence impacts social behavior. In six studies, we tested whether believing …

Besides relying on explicit agency ratings, research concerning the sense of agency seeks
to employ implicit measures. One such measure is intentional binding, ie, the shortening of …

In temporal binding, the temporal interval between one event and another, occurring some
time later, is subjectively compressed. We discuss two ways in which temporal binding has …

The world is changing at an increasingly rapid pace. In the span of only a few short years,
we have witnessed technological progress, population growth, and globalization to a degree …

Free will has been the object of debate in the context of addiction given that addiction could
compromise an individual's ability to choose freely between alternative courses of action …

Temporal binding refers to the subjective compression of the temporal interval between a
voluntary action and its external sensory consequences. While empirical evidence and …

One of the hallmarks of human existence is that we all hold beliefs that determine how we
act. Amongst such beliefs, the idea that we are endowed with free will appears to be linked …