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This neuroscientist suggests our brains don't follow a simple 'sense, think, then act' sequence when we make decisions. Instead, he proposes that the feeling of making a choice and the choice itself might actually happen simultaneously, both sparked by the same brain activity. It's a fresh way to think about how our minds work, moving away from older models.
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