> it becomes ambiguous whether narration proceeds volition of volition proceeds narration.
Have you heard of the Libet experiment? There are variations on it now that can predict your decisions from brain scans more than 5 seconds before you become aware of having decided. [0]
Most studies seem to show that thinking is largely post-hoc: a story we tell ourselves to justify decisions after already having made them.
Have you heard of the Libet experiment? There are variations on it now that can predict your decisions from brain scans more than 5 seconds before you become aware of having decided. [0]
Most studies seem to show that thinking is largely post-hoc: a story we tell ourselves to justify decisions after already having made them.
[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18408715/