The readiness potential (RP), a slow buildup of electrical potential recorded at the scalp
using electroencephalography, has been associated with neural activity involved in …

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 …

People may deny responsibility for negative consequences of their actions by claiming that
they were" only obeying orders." The" Nuremberg defense" offers one extreme example …

Action-oriented and pragmatic views of cognition, which propose that the action system is
part and parcel of various cognitive functions (eg, perception, memory, and decision …

This metatheoretical paper investigates mind wandering from the perspective of philosophy
of mind. It has two central claims. The first is that, on a conceptual level, mind wandering can …

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 …

The brain stem noradrenergic nucleus locus coeruleus (LC) is involved in various costly
processes: arousal, stress, and attention. Recent work has pointed toward an implication in …

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

What we traditionally call'conscious thought'actually is a subpersonal process, and only
rarely a form of mental action. The paradigmatic, standard form of conscious thought is non …

An engaging and insightful journey into human consciousness. What if our goal had not
been to land on Mars, but in pure consciousness? The experience of pure consciousness …