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 …

" Free Will" is largely a philosophical term of art for a particular sort of capacity of rational
agents to choose a course of action from among various alternatives. Which sort is the free …

It is well known that teachers' feedback plays an important role in students' learning, as it
enhances learners' cognitive development; yet there has been little research on how …

Integrated Information Theory (IIT) is currently one of the most influential scientific theories of
consciousness. Here, we focus specifically on a metaphysical aspect of the theory's most …

A History of Psychology: The Emergence of Science and Applications, Sixth Edition, traces
the history of psychology from antiquity through the early 21st century, giving students a …

In recent decades, the neuroscientific community has moved from describing the neural
underpinnings of mental phenomena—as characterized by experimental psychology and …

A resurgence of panpsychism and dualism is a matter of ongoing debate in modern
neuroscience. Although metaphysically hostile, panpsychism and dualism both persist in the …

To examine folk beliefs on manipulative techniques targeting the unconscious and their
effects on free choice and level of awareness, we collected judgments based exclusively on …

Previous studies examining the relationship between beliefs about manipulation of behavior
outside of awareness and free will reveal a weak association between both constructs. That …