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Alan J. McComas, "Consciousness: The Road to Reductionism" (American Scientist, 2025)

New Books in Science

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Libet experiments and free will illusion

McComas summarizes Libet's finding that brain activity precedes conscious intention and argues free will feels real but is illusory.

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