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conscious veto: a standalone construct

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Cognitive neuroscience

the proposal that although voluntary acts are initiated unconsciously, conscious will can still block an act just before it is carried out.

In cognitive neuroscience, conscious veto refers to the proposal that although voluntary acts are initiated unconsciously, conscious will can still block an act just before it is carried out. This meaning comes from Libet (1985) in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.[1]

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References

Libet, B. (1985). Unconscious cerebral initiative and the role of conscious will in voluntary action. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 8(4), 529-539. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x00044903

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