Did i do that? Brain-computer interfacing and the sense of agency

Minds and Machines

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 405-418

  Haselager, Pim ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agency; Brain computer interfacing; Intelligent systems; Mens rea; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

AGENCY; BEHAVIORAL CONTROL; BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACING; INTELLIGENT DEVICES; LOW SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; MENS REA; RESPONSIBILITY; SENSE OF AGENCIES;

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS;

BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84881168330     PISSN: 09246495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11023-012-9298-7     Document Type: Article

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