When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame
As robots become more autonomous, people will regard them as more responsible for accidental wrongdoing.... Read More...
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Our Brains Reveal Our Choices Before We’re Even Aware of Them
Researchers find neural activation patterns were predictive of the contents of voluntary visual imagery as far as 11 seconds before the choice of what to imagine. These results suggest that the contents of future visual imagery can be biased by current or prior neural representations.... Read More...
Identifying the Brain Networks Involved in Free Will
Researchers report brain stimulation to different parts of a specific brain network can change perceptions of free will. ... Read More...
Belief in Free Will Unrelated to Moral Behavior
A new study contradicts conventional assumptions that belief in free will is tied to a person's moral behavior. Researchers say free will may promote moral behavior in specific contexts, but it is not indicative of moral behavior overall.... Read More...
How to Build a Computer With Free Will
A new article considers if it will be possible for artificial intelligence to mimic free will.... Read More...
Study Tackles Neuroscience Claims to Have Disproved “Free Will”
A new qualitative review calls into question previous findings about the neuroscience of free will.... Read More...
What “Free Will” Looks Like in the Brain
A new study pinpoints he areas of the brain involved in decision-making and action.... Read More...
Do We Have Free Will? The Brain-Computer Duel
Researchers explore whether people are able to stop planned movements once the readiness potential for a movement has been triggered.... Read More...
Does “Free Will” Stem From Brain Noise?
Researchers suggest our ability to make choices may arise from random fluctuations in neural activity.... Read More...