The Libet Experiment & Question of Free Will

In 1980, Benjamin Libet wanted to find out whether our mind prepared for a movement before we were aware of it. He set up an experiment monitoring brain activity, and found that our brain becomes active 500 milliseconds before we become aware of the decision to make a movement. What does that say about free will?

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:14 The Libet Experiment
00:50 Predecision brain activity
01:10 Free will implications
01:26 Replication attempts
01:34 Libet’s interpretation
01:52 What do you think?
02:25 Patrons credits

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