August 26, 2006

  • Interesting

    ...This view was boosted in recent years by the neurobiologist Benjamin
    Libet at the University of California. In an experiment he asked
    subjects to perform a simple task, eg wiggle their little finger, at a
    time of their own choosing, and measured accompanying brain activity.
    Surprisingly, Libet could detect brain activity that predicted imminent
    finger wiggling nearly half a second before the subjects were aware
    they had decided to wiggle their finger!
    http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/research/improbable/story/0,,1858809,00.html

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