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Research from University Hospital reveals new findings on life sciences
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, June 1st, 2007
Research findings, "Free will: reconciling German civil law with Libet's neurophysiological studies on the readiness potential," are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Zurich, Switzerland, "The free will debate widely exceeds the neuroscientific and philosophical fields due to profound implications for legislation, case law and psychiatric expert opinion. Data from Benjamin Libet's experiments on the readiness potential have been used as an argument against personal responsibility and for changes in the law."
"Due to the explicit use of the term "free will" in German civil law, the psychiatrist as an expert witness is confronted with this debate. In...
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