Re: [OT]: Memes Vs. Free Will

From: John Woodgate (jmw_at_jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:54:00 +0100

I read in sci.electronics.design that Guy Macon <http@?.guymacon.com>
wrote (in <10lfl31d0jcm148@news.supernews.com>) about '[OT]: Memes Vs.
Free Will', on Mon, 27 Sep 2004:

>Habit and emotion reside in the brain. So when you say
>
> "We make a choice, then our brain creates the sensation
> of our conscious mind having made the choice."
>
>Aren't you are really saying
>
> "Our brain makes a choice, then our brain tells our brain
> that our brain made the choice."

Yes, but it's two different bits of brain. This is an experimental fact.
Under PMR imaging conditions, victims^H^H^H^H^H^H^H volunteers are
told, 'Move your hand at any time now.' The PMR shows that the motor
region reacts FIRST, before the cortex activity indicates the
'intention'.

The explanation MAY be that the 'intention' really does come from the
cortex, but from such a tiny region that it can't be seen, or that the
activity is so brief that it can't be seen. The post facto cortical
activity may be simply concerned with proprioception and any afferent
stimuli. 

-- 
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. 
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The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
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