Decisions don't come from nowhere but they emerge
from prior brain activity. Where else should they come from?
In theory it might be possible to trace the causal pathway of a decision
all the way back to the big bang. Our research shows that we can trace
it back 10 seconds. Compared to the time since the big bang this is not very long.
The Guardian, 9 February 2007: "The brain scan that can read people's intentions".
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Nr. 21/2011, 26. Mai 2011: "Auf den Spuren unseres Denkens".
Gehirn & Geist, Nr. 12/2012, p. 46: John's desk, as drawn for the german magazine Gehirn & Geist ("Brain & Mind").
Der Spiegel, Nr. 8/2010, 22.02.2010: "Aberglaube im Kinderzimmer".
CNS Newsletter, Vol. 7, Iss. 1, 2014: "Free Will: An Interview with Professor John-Dylan Haynes".