title: If there were no free will.
abstract: Electrophysiological findings in humans who are performing voluntary acts, indicate that the intention to act, follows brain activity rather than preceding it. This has implications for voluntary behavior and the doctrine of free will. This essay reviews the fields of human behavior, including medicine, in which this new thesis might have far-reaching significance.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009043:Motor Activity; D012941:Social Responsibility