Antonio I Triggiani

What is the intention to move and when does it occur?

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews August 2023 Antonio I Triggiani, Gabriel Kreiman, Cara C Lewis et al.

In 1983 Benjamin Libet and colleagues published a paper apparently challenging the view that the conscious intention to move precedes the brain's preparation for movement. The experiment initiated debates about the nature of intention, the neurophysiology of movement, and philosophical and legal understanding of free will and moral responsibility. Here we review the concept of "conscious...