Does 'free will' stem from brain noise?

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 11:22 in Psychology & Sociology

Our ability to make choices -- and sometimes mistakes -- might arise from random fluctuations in the brain's background electrical noise, according to a recent study. New research shows how arbitrary states in the brain can influence apparently voluntary decisions.

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