To make good use of learning from others (social learning), we need to learn from the right
others; from agents who know better than we do. Research on social learning strategies …

While the question whether free will exists or not has concerned philosophers for centuries,
empirical research on this question is relatively young. About 35 years ago Benjamin Libet …

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' …

Increasing evidence supports the importance of beliefs in predicting positive outcomes in
life. We examined the performance implications of the belief in free will as an abstract …

The concept of free will is hard to define, but crucial to both individual and social life. For
centuries people have wondered how freedom is possible in a world ruled by physical …

Novel multivariate pattern classification analyses have enabled the prediction of decision
outcomes from brain activity prior to decision-makers' reported awareness. These findings …

In 1983 Libet et al. demonstrated that brain activity associated with a voluntary act precedes
conscious experience of the intention to act by several hundred milliseconds. The …

In three studies, we examined the relationship between free will beliefs and job satisfaction
over time and across cultures. Study 1 examined 252 Taiwanese real-estate agents over a 3 …

Abstract The Readiness Potential (RP) is a slow negative EEG potential found in the
seconds preceding voluntary actions. Here, we explore whether the RP is found only at this …

Consciousness is a multifaceted concept; its different aspects vary across species, vigilance
states, or health conditions. While basal aspects of consciousness like perceptions and …