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File388 - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study2016-022019-06

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
388 - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study
Duration: 2016-02 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Uri M. Maoz
Institution(s): California Institute of Technology - Caltech, Pasadena, (USA)
Abstract/Results: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Decision Making / Role of Consciousness in Decision Making / Free Will and Moral Responsibility / Decision Reversals / Psychophysiology

DocumentNeural precursors of decisions that matter - an ERP study of deliberate and arbitrary choice2019

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
388 - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study
Duration: 2016-02 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Uri M. Maoz
Institution(s): California Institute of Technology - Caltech, Pasadena, (USA)
Abstract/Results: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Decision Making / Role of Consciousness in Decision Making / Free Will and Moral Responsibility / Decision Reversals / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388.02
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Neural precursors of decisions that matter - an ERP study of deliberate and arbitrary choice
Publication year: 2019
URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809608/
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
The readiness potential (RP)—a key ERP correlate of upcoming action—is known to precede subjects' reports of their decision to move. Some view this as evidence against a causal role for consciousness in human decision-making and thus against free-will. But previous work focused on arbitrary decisions—purposeless, unreasoned, and without consequences. It remains unknown to what degree the RP generalizes to deliberate, more ecological decisions. We directly compared deliberate and arbitrary decision-making during a $1000-donation task to non-profit organizations. While we found the expected RPs for arbitrary decisions, they were strikingly absent for deliberate ones. Our results and drift-diffusion model are congruent with the RP representing accumulation of noisy, random fluctuations that drive arbitrary—but not deliberate—decisions. They further point to different neural mechanisms underlying deliberate and arbitrary decisions, challenging the generalizability of studies that argue for no causal role for consciousness in decision-making to real-life decisions.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Secondary author(s):
Yaffe, G., Koch, C., Mudrik, L.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
5
Reference:
Maoz, U., Yaffe, G., Koch, C., & Mudrik, L. (2019). Neural precursors of decisions that matter - an ERP study of deliberate and arbitrary choice. eLife, 8: e39787. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39787
2-year Impact Factor: 7.080|2019
Times cited: 36|2024-02-12
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Volition / Decision-making / EEG / Deliberate decisions / Arbitrary decisions

Neural precursors of decisions that matter — an ERP study of deliberate and arbitrary choice

Neural precursors of decisions that matter — an ERP study of deliberate and arbitrary choice

DocumentTiming the onset of the decision to move in arbitrary and deliberate decisions2016

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
388 - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study
Duration: 2016-02 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Uri M. Maoz
Institution(s): California Institute of Technology - Caltech, Pasadena, (USA)
Abstract/Results: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Decision Making / Role of Consciousness in Decision Making / Free Will and Moral Responsibility / Decision Reversals / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388.03
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Timing the onset of the decision to move in arbitrary and deliberate decisions
Publication year: 2016
URL:
http://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/index.html#!/4071/presentation/22603
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
In its most general form, the Libet paradigm instructs subjects to arbitrarily move their left or their right hand, at a time of their choice, and report the time of the onset of their decision to move--henceforth W time--using a clock. It was shown that predictive information about upcoming action exists in the brain before W time. This led some to assert that conscious intentions play no part in the causal chain leading to action, rendering free will and moral responsibility illusory. However, free will and moral responsibility focus on deliberate decisions. So it is crucial to understand to what extent the Libet results extend to deliberate decisions. This was the focus of our investigation.
In the first part of the experiment, subjects tasted drinks and rated their favorability. In the second part of the experiment, subjects were presented with two randomly selected drinks and a rapidly changing stream of letters. The subjects then select a drink using the keyboard and reported the letter that was on the screen at the moment they decided which drink to select. The experiment included 3 types of decisions, in a randomly counterbalanced blocked design, with 10 trials per block. Subjects were informed that one trial per block would be selected and they would have to drink from the drinks presented in that trial, depending on the trial type. In deliberate-decision blocks, subjects were instructed to select the drink they preferred. To motivate them to deliberate, they were informed that they would only need to drink from the drink they chose on the selected trial at the end of the block. In arbitrary-different subjects were told that, regardless of their selection, they would have to drink both drinks in the selected trial, at the end of the block. In the arbitrary-same blocks, subjects were presented with the same drink twice, again motivating arbitrary selection. To ensure that subjects were paying attention throughout the experiment, we randomly introduced catch trials after some trials. There, subjects were required to identify which of the presented drinks was presented in the previous trial. If they answered incorrectly, they had to taste one of their least favorite drinks.
We observed clear and notable differences among the W time distributions for the 3 types of decisions, where the deliberate-decision block consistently resulted in earlier W time values compared to the other 2 arbitrary block types. This challenges the generalizability of the Libet results for arbitrary and deliberate decisions and, with that, the validity of the claims that free will and moral responsibility are illusory.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Ziari, N.
Secondary author(s):
Wong, S., Samad, M., Maoz, U.
Document type:
Online abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Ziari, N., Wong, S., Samad, M., & Maoz, U. (2016, November). Timing the onset of the decision to move in arbitrary and deliberate decisions. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego. Abstract retrieved at http://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/index.html#!/4071/presentation/22603
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Volition / Deliberate decisions / Arbitrary decisions

DocumentCan random number generation be taught implicitly?2016

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
388 - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study
Duration: 2016-02 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Uri M. Maoz
Institution(s): California Institute of Technology - Caltech, Pasadena, (USA)
Abstract/Results: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Decision Making / Role of Consciousness in Decision Making / Free Will and Moral Responsibility / Decision Reversals / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388.04
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Can random number generation be taught implicitly?
Publication year: 2016
URL:
http://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/index.html#!/4071/presentation/12096
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Human ability to be random, as the flipside of predictability, is important for various neuroscience fields, such as decision-making, volition, and theory of mind. So it is no surprise that it has drawn interest over the years. Most research finds human ability to be random lacking, with people underestimating the the chance likelihood of repeated events, for example. It is therefore probably that we could train human subjects to be more random by explicitly pointing out their deviations from randomness and asking them to correct those. But to what degree could humans be implicitly taught to be random?
To test this, we constructed a 3-part experiment. In all parts, subjects selected one of 3 options—rock, paper, or scissors—using the keyboard. In the first part of the experiment, we instructed subjects to generate a 100-long series of rock, paper, and scissors that would be as random as possible. They received no feedback on how random the series was. In the second part of the experiment, subjects played 100 trials of rock/paper/scissors against the computer. This time, they were told whether they won, tied, or lost. The computer used a prediction algorithm that searched for patterns in each subject’s transitions between rock, paper, and scissors, taking into account also wins, ties, and losses. Thus, subjects’ best strategy was to be as random as possible. Half the subjects were told of the algorithm, the others were not. In the third and last part of the experiment, subjects were once again instructed to generate a 100-long random series of rock, paper, and scissors, with no feedback. Before part 1 of the experiment, participants filled out a short questionnaire about their confidence and knowledge of randomness. After part 3, they further filled out a short questionnaire about their experience and to gauged their own performance during the study. The objective was to test whether any learning that occurred during the game part also generalized to simple, non-competitive random sequence generation.
We determined the degree of randomness of the sequences using tests for equiprobability of events outcome (one third each for rock paper and scissors); sequential independence (how well previous trials can predict the current trial); event symmetry; and repetition or repetition avoidance. Preliminary results suggest that some subjects are better able to create random sequences than others. There is also evidence that subjects do learn to become more random as the experiment progresses. We expect more control experiments to shed more light on the effect of implicit learning on random-sequence generation in humans.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Secondary author(s):
Merholz, G.
Document type:
Online abstract
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Maoz, U., & Merholz, G. (2016). Can random number generation be taught implicitly? Poster presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego. Abstract retrieved at http://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/index.html#!/4071/presentation/12096
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Random number generation (RNG)

DocumentFinal report - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study2018

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
388 - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study
Duration: 2016-02 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Uri M. Maoz
Institution(s): California Institute of Technology - Caltech, Pasadena, (USA)
Abstract/Results: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Decision Making / Role of Consciousness in Decision Making / Free Will and Moral Responsibility / Decision Reversals / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study
Publication year: 2018
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
The onset of the readiness potential (RP)—a key neural correlate of upcoming action—was repeatedly found to precede subjects’ reports of having made an internal decision. This has been taken by some as evidence against a causal role for consciousness in human decision-making and thus as a denial of free-will. Yet those studies focused on purposeless, unreasoned, arbitrary decisions, bereft of consequences. It remains unknown to what degree these specific neural precursors of action generalize to deliberate decisions, which are more ecological and relevant to real life, and certainly pertain more to the realm of moral responsibility.
AIMS
We aimed to test whether arbitrary and deliberate decision-making share the same neural mechanisms. In particular, we wanted to test whether the RP is similar between arbitrary and deliberate decisions.
METHOD
We directly compared the neural correlates of deliberate and arbitrary decision-making during a $1000-donation task to non profit organizations using EEG.
RESULTS
While we found the expected RPs for arbitrary decisions, they were strikingly absent for deliberate ones.
CONCLUSIONS
Our results are congruent with the RP representing the accumulation of noisy, random fluctuations, which drive arbitrary—but not deliberate—decisions. The absence of RPs in deliberate decisions challenges the generalizability of studies that argue for no causal role for consciousness in decision making from arbitrary to deliberate, real-life decisions.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Maoz, U. (2018). Final report - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Volition / Decision-making / EEG / Deliberate decisions / Arbitrary decisions

Final report - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study

Final report - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study

DocumentIdentifying depression in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data using a deep learning algorithm2019

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
388 - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study
Duration: 2016-02 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Uri M. Maoz
Institution(s): California Institute of Technology - Caltech, Pasadena, (USA)
Abstract/Results: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Decision Making / Role of Consciousness in Decision Making / Free Will and Moral Responsibility / Decision Reversals / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388.05
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Identifying depression in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data using a deep learning algorithm
Publication year: 2019
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032719304410?via%3Dihub
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Background: As depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, large-scale surveys have been conducted to establish the occurrence and risk factors of depression. However, accurately estimating epidemiological factors leading up to depression has remained challenging. Deep-learning algorithms can be applied to assess the factors leading up to prevalence and clinical manifestations of depression.
Methods: Customized deep-neural-network and machine-learning classifiers were assessed using survey data from 19,725 participants from the NHANES database (from 1999 through 2014) and 4949 from the South Korea NHANES (K-NHANES) database in 2014.
Results: A deep-learning algorithm showed area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCs) of 0.91 and 0.89 for detecting depression in NHANES and K-NHANES, respectively. The deep-learning algorithm trained with serial datasets (NHANES, from 1999 to 2012), predicted the prevalence of depression in the following two years of data (NHANES, 2013 and 2014) with an AUC of 0.92. Machine learning classifiers trained with NHANES could further predict depression in K-NHANES. There, logistic regression had the highest performance (AUC, 0.77) followed by deep learning algorithm (AUC, 0.74).
Conclusions: Deep neural-networks managed to identify depression well from other health and demographic factors in both the NHANES and K-NHANES datasets. The deep-learning algorithm was also able to predict depression relatively well on new data set-cross temporally and cross nationally. Further research can delineate the clinical implications of machine learning and deep learning in detecting disease prevalence and progress as well as other risk factors for depression and other mental illnesses.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Oh, J.
Secondary author(s):
Yun, K., Maoz, U., Kim, T. S., Chae, J. H.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
4
Reference:
Oh, J., Yun, K., Maoz, U., Kim, T. S., & Chae, J. H. (2019). Identifying depression in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data using a deep learning algorithm. Journal of Affective Disorders, 257, 623-631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.034
2-year Impact Factor: 3.892|2019
Times cited: 39|2024-02-12
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Machine learning / Depression / National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey / Deep learning

DocumentDoes it matter whether you or your brain did it? An empirical investigation of the influence of the double subject fallacy on moral responsibility judgments2019

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
388 - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study
Duration: 2016-02 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Uri M. Maoz
Institution(s): California Institute of Technology - Caltech, Pasadena, (USA)
Abstract/Results: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Decision Making / Role of Consciousness in Decision Making / Free Will and Moral Responsibility / Decision Reversals / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388.06
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Does it matter whether you or your brain did it? An empirical investigation of the influence of the double subject fallacy on moral responsibility judgments
Publication year: 2019
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00950
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Despite progress in cognitive neuroscience, we are still far from understanding the relations between the brain and the conscious self. We previously suggested that some neuroscientific texts that attempt to clarify these relations may in fact make them more difficult to understand. Such texts—ranging from popular science to high-impact scientific publications—position the brain and the conscious self as two independent, interacting subjects, capable of possessing opposite psychological states. We termed such writing ‘Double Subject Fallacy’ (DSF). We further suggested that such DSF language, besides being conceptually confusing and reflecting dualistic intuitions, might affect people’s conceptions of moral responsibility, lessening the perception of guilt over actions. Here, we empirically investigated this proposition with a series of three experiments (pilot and two preregistered replications). Subjects were presented with moral scenarios where the defendant was either (1) clearly guilty, (2) ambiguous, or (3) clearly innocent while the accompanying neuroscientific evidence about the defendant was presented using DSF or non-DSF language. Subjects were instructed to rate the defendant’s guilt in all experiments. Subjects rated the defendant in the clearly guilty scenario as guiltier than in the two other scenarios and the defendant in the ambiguously described scenario as guiltier than in the innocent scenario, as expected. In Experiment 1 (N = 609), an effect was further found for DSF language in the expected direction: subjects rated the defendant less guilty when the neuroscientific evidence was described using DSF language, across all levels of culpability. However, this effect did not replicate in Experiment 2 (N = 1794), which focused on different moral scenario, nor in Experiment 3 (N = 1810), which was an exact replication of Experiment 1. Bayesian analyses yielded strong evidence against the existence of an effect of DSF language on the perception of guilt. Our results thus challenge the claim that DSF language affects subjects’ moral judgments. They further demonstrate the importance of good scientific practice, including preregistration and—most critically—replication, to avoid reaching erroneous conclusions based on false-positive results.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Secondary author(s):
Sita, K. R., van Boxtel, J. J. A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
7
Reference:
Maoz, U., Sita, K. R., van Boxtel, J. J. A., & Mudrik, L. (2019). Does it matter whether you or your brain did it? An empirical investigation of the influence of the double subject fallacy on moral responsibility judgments. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 950. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00950
2-year Impact Factor: 2.067|2019
Times cited: 2|2024-02-12
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Closet dualism / “My brain made me do it” / Moral responsibility / Conceptual confusions in neuroscience / Moral scenarios / Double Subject Fallacy

Does it matter whether you or your brain did it? An empirical investigation of the influence of the double subject fallacy on moral responsibility judgments

Does it matter whether you or your brain did it? An empirical investigation of the influence of the double subject fallacy on moral responsibility judgments

DocumentAn automated machine learning-based model predicts postoperative mortality using readily-extractable preoperative electronic health record data2019

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2014 Grants
Start date: 2015-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
388 - Are free will and moral responsibility real or illusory? On the causal role of consciousness in decision-making, a combined EEG and intracranial study
Duration: 2016-02 - 2019-06
Researcher(s):
Uri M. Maoz
Institution(s): California Institute of Technology - Caltech, Pasadena, (USA)
Abstract/Results: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Maoz, U.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Decision Making / Role of Consciousness in Decision Making / Free Will and Moral Responsibility / Decision Reversals / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2014-388.07
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
An automated machine learning-based model predicts postoperative mortality using readily-extractable preoperative electronic health record data
Publication year: 2019
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2019.07.030
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Background
Rapid, preoperative identification of patients with the highest risk for medical complications is necessary to ensure that limited infrastructure and human resources are directed towards those most likely to benefit. Existing risk scores either lack specificity at the patient level or utilise the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification, which requires a clinician to review the chart.
Methods
We report on the use of machine learning algorithms, specifically random forests, to create a fully automated score that predicts postoperative in-hospital mortality based solely on structured data available at the time of surgery. Electronic health record data from 53 097 surgical patients (2.01% mortality rate) who underwent general anaesthesia between April 1, 2013 and December 10, 2018 in a large US academic medical centre were used to extract 58 preoperative features.
Results
Using a random forest classifier we found that automatically obtained preoperative features (area under the curve [AUC] of 0.932, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.910–0.951) outperforms Preoperative Score to Predict Postoperative Mortality (POSPOM) scores (AUC of 0.660, 95% CI 0.598–0.722), Charlson comorbidity scores (AUC of 0.742, 95% CI 0.658–0.812), and ASA physical status (AUC of 0.866, 95% CI 0.829–0.897). Including the ASA physical status with the preoperative features achieves an AUC of 0.936 (95% CI 0.917–0.955).
Conclusions
This automated score outperforms the ASA physical status score, the Charlson comorbidity score, and the POSPOM score for predicting in-hospital mortality. Additionally, we integrate this score with a previously published postoperative score to demonstrate the extent to which patient risk changes during the perioperative period.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Hill, B. L.
Secondary author(s):
Brown, R., Gabel, E., Rakocz, N., Lee, C., Cannesson, M., Baldi, P., Olde Loohuis, L., Johnson, R., Jew, B., Maoz, U., Mahajan, A., Sankararaman, S., Hofer, I., Halperin, E.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
4
Reference:
Hill, B. L., Brown, R., Gabel, E., Rakocz, N., Lee, C., Cannesson, M., Baldi, P., Olde Loohuis, L., Johnson, R., Jew, B., Maoz, U., Mahajan, A., Sankararaman, S., Hofer, I., & Halperin, E. (2019). An automated machine learning-based model predicts postoperative mortality using readily-extractable preoperative electronic health record data. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 123(6), 877–886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2019.07.030
2-year Impact Factor: 6.880|2019
Times cited: 35|2024-02-12
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Electronic health record / Hospital mortality / Machine learning / Perioperative outcome / Risk assessment

An automated machine learning-based model predicts postoperative mortality using readily-extractable preoperative electronic health record data

An automated machine learning-based model predicts postoperative mortality using readily-extractable preoperative electronic health record data