Unconscious will: between neuroscience and phenomenology. KU Leuven
In 1983, Benjamin Libet published the results of a neuroscientific experiment on the execution of voluntary action; in particular, on the relation between unconscious cerebral processes and the subjective awareness of volition. Through the use of specific measuring instruments, Libet found that subjects showed unconscious cerebral activity about 350 ms before reporting conscious awareness of the decision to act. This ...