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John Dylan Haynes: Is free will an illusion
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The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Drammensveien 78
Is free will just an illusion? Are all our actions predetermined by brain processes beyond our control? Prof. John Dylan Haynes, who is a leading scientist in this field, will present some of his results and discuss what they mean.
Programme:
18.00- 18.05: Opening by Prof. Erik Boye, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
18.05 - 18.10: Introduction by Prof. Johan F. Storm, Neurophysiology, University of Oslo
18.10 - 19.00: Lecture by Prof. John Dylan Haynes
19.00 - 19.10: 10 minutes break
19.10 - 19.40: Comments by Edmund Henden (Philosophy) and J.F. Storm (Neurophysiology)
19.40 - 20.30: Panel Discussion and Questions from the Audience
Abstract
Is free will just an illusion? Are all our actions predetermined by brain processes beyond our control? Are we just complex “machines” without any real freedom to decide, choose and act? Does this mean that we are not responsible for our choices and actions? These are ancient philosophical questions that are still hotly debated. Recent results from brain imaging suggest that at least some of our choices can be predicted with some accuracy several seconds before we know that we made the choice. Prof. John Dylan Haynes, who is a leading scientist in this field, will present some of his results and discuss what they mean.
Prof. John Dylan Haynes is Director of Berlin Center for Advanced Neuroimaging at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, and Web: https://sites.google.com/site/hayneslab
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