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Voluntary process and the readiness potential: Asking the right questions

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Commentary onLibetBenjamin (1985) Unconscious cerebral initiative and the role of conscious will in voluntary action. BBS 8:529–566.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

David Salter
David Salter
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Department of Psychology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England NE1 7RU
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , March 1989, pp. 181 - 182
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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