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#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
Lex Fridman Podcast
Is Free Will a Core Component of the Brain?
The first element of social interaction is am i gonna eat you or are you gonna eat me and for that it's useful to be able to see each other sense each other. If prediction is indeed a core component of the brain let me ask you a question that scientists also hate is uh about free will so how does fit into this into your view of the brain why does it feel like we make decisions in this world? We don't know the answer to take an aside I think i have free will i think i have taken a side but it i don't put a lot of stock in my own intuitions.
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