PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cardiac Output, Psych, Actus Reus
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Brain makes up 15% of cardiac output, 20% of total oxygen use, and 25% of glucose use. Free-will freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention. Mens rea + actus reus + = accountable and guilty. Libet"s test of free-will when you actually did it. There was a 200ms gap between when you thought of moving your wrist and. Brain activity started 300-500ms after wrist was actually moved. 3 stages of brain activity: deliberate prior intention, preparation for readiness potential, lateralization of hand-specific preparation.
