Benjamin Libet
Benjamin Libet · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Neuroscientist known for experiments on consciousness and free will
1916, Chicago, Illinois, USA — 2007, Davis, California, USA
United States
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Benjamin Libet was an American neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, a pioneer in studying the timing of conscious experience. His famous experiments on the 'readiness potential' preceding voluntary movement launched enduring debates about consciousness and free will. Born in Chicago to Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, he was Jewish.
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Neuroscientist known for experiments on consciousness and free will
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