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Are the mental experiences of will and self-control significant for the performance of a voluntary act?

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Commentary onLibetBenjamin (1985) Unconscious cerebral initiative and the role of conscious will in voluntary action. BBS 8:529–566.

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Benjamin Libet
Benjamin Libet
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Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif. 94143
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , December 1987 , pp. 783 - 786
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