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August 27, 2008, 10:39pm
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Did not know where to put it so I am posting it here. This is from Michael Brooks, author of “13 Things That Don’t Make Sense”, This is just way too amazing for me.
Michael says, science is still pondering this whole concept of free will.
The idea that you make your own decisions is actually not the view of science even though it’s the view of us every day. Neuroscientists say our brains are making these decisions well before we’re conscious of any intention to do something. So if you perform a measurement on somebody’s brain to see when the arm is about to start moving or something like that and compare that to when the person said “I’m going to move my arm”, you find that the brain has already started the movement well before the person has made the conscious decision to move.
This is a really hard idea to grasp, says Michael, however…
There was a more recent study that found that up to seven seconds could occur between the brain starting a movement and the person becoming aware of it. So it seems there’s a lot to explore there in terms of, “Are we responsible for our actions?”
I hope that this amazed you jahilaan-e-GS as much as it did me ..
So That means It may Take 7 SECONDS each between Booger picking…so start the timer…1..
