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The Rubber Hand Illusion experiment!
In the standard approach to the RHI, participants’ real hands are occluded from their view and replaced with a clearly visible fake rubber arm positioned so as to mimic their actual limb
The current research investigates whether higher-order cognition exerts a top-down influence over the Rubber Hand Illusion (RHI)—a phenomenological distortion of body ownership.
Free Will: Intention
"To have an intention is to have a thought about a future action, where the thought has certain distinctive effects on behavior and reasoning and is subject to distinctive rational requirements".
- Chapter 1, Gideon Yaffe (Maoz and Sinnott-Armstrong)
This book brings new perspectives on the neuroscience and philosophy of free will. Read now!
For more information about the book, visit https://t.co/7uVyZEoLrO
Interested in applying for SURF? Application deadline is THIS Friday! Deadline: Friday, February 25 @ 4PM The SURF program is a great opportunity for a PAID, on-campus summer fellowship open to undergraduates in ALL disciplines! https://t.co/rdaHyopdFr
It’s finally officially out! The incredible work of @ItayYaron together with Michael Pitts and Lucia Melloni of @ArcCogitate, analyzing the way theories of consciousness have been studied. Feel free to explore the dataset yourself >> https://t.co/A05GYeFNGU
Listen to Brain scientist Uri Maoz talk about the neurophilosophy of free will. Tune in to The Free Will Show!. Uri’s Website: https://t.co/qFzZ3uxaLA.
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