Decision Time for Free Will
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چکیده
In this issue of Neuron, Fried et al. report electrical recordings from single neurons in several areas of the human medial frontal lobe prior to voluntary movement. These data shed important new light on the neuronal mechanisms of human volition and on the hotly debated relation between consciousness and will.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 69 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011