What Can Neuroscience Tell Us about the Hard Problem of Consciousness?
Berit Brogaard, Dimitria Electra Gatzia
Frontiers in Neuroscience September 7, 2016 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00395 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Consciousness Cognitive science Systems neuroscience Computational neuroscience Cognitive neuroscience |
| Citations | 9 |
| Key points | Argues that free will is an illusion incompatible with neuroscientific evidence of deterministic brain function. |
Abstract
OPINION article Front. Neurosci., 07 September 2016Sec. Neuroprosthetics Volume 10 - 2016 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2016.00395
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