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The Will and Its Brain. An Appraisal of Reasoned Free Will.
Helmut Kornhuber, Hans; Deecke, Luder
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Hardback. In The Will and its Brain, Hans Helmut Kornhuber and Luder Deecke present evidence that proves we can record activity from the human brain occurring prior to our volitional actions. They claim that we have free will, albeit not absolutely free, but realized in degrees of freedom. Num Pages: 110 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
In 1964–1965, Hans Helmut Kornhuber and Lüder Deecke achieved a scientific breakthrough with the discovery of the Bereitschaftspotential (BP), or readiness potential. In The Will and its Brain, Kornhuber and Deecke present evidence that proves we can record activity from the human brain occurring prior to our volitional movements or actions. Such preparatory activity is generated by specific brain regions, particularly by the supplementary motor area (SMA) of the frontal lobe, which lies on the inner surface of the brain between the hemispheres. The primary (precentral) motor cortex (MI) later becomes activated in preparing for action. Consequently, the authors discriminate ... Read more
In 1964–1965, Hans Helmut Kornhuber and Lüder Deecke achieved a scientific breakthrough with the discovery of the Bereitschaftspotential (BP), or readiness potential. In The Will and its Brain, Kornhuber and Deecke present evidence that proves we can record activity from the human brain occurring prior to our volitional movements or actions. Such preparatory activity is generated by specific brain regions, particularly by the supplementary motor area (SMA) of the frontal lobe, which lies on the inner surface of the brain between the hemispheres. The primary (precentral) motor cortex (MI) later becomes activated in preparing for action. Consequently, the authors discriminate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
Number of Pages
110
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761858560
SKU
V9780761858560
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About Helmut Kornhuber, Hans; Deecke, Luder
Hans Helmut Kornhuber was born in 1928 in Königsberg, Germany, and passed away in 2009. He was a brilliant neurologist and neurophysiologist known worldwide. After his release in 1949 from a Russian prisoner of war camp, he studied medicine in Munich, Göttingen, Freiburg, Heidelberg, and Basel. He was trained in clinical neurophysiology at the Neurological University Hospital in Freiburg and ... Read more
Reviews for The Will and Its Brain. An Appraisal of Reasoned Free Will.
. . . required reading for anybody interested in what neuroscience has to say about our capacity to make responsible decisions and be captains of our own destiny.
Daniel C. Dennett, Tufts University
Daniel C. Dennett, Tufts University