Testing free will

Neuroethics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-172

  Mele, Alfred R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Decisions; Free will; Intentions; Libet; Neuroscience

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DECISION MAKING; NEUROSCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77955656209     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-008-9027-3     Document Type: Review

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