Free will illusory, brain tricks us into thinking choices are conscious – Yale study

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<p>‘Will I ri k tea or coffee? Sho l I take a mbrella with me? What if I b y this ow eve tho gh pay ay’s i a week? There are so ma y choices that we believe we make. However, scie tists from Yale iscovere j st how it happe s.</p>
<p>A am Bear a Pa l Bloom wa te to check the theory that o r brai o ly creates the impressio of maki g a choice after the choice has bee ma e s bco scio sly.</p>
<p>I their st y, they aske their testees to repeate ly choose i their hea which of the five white circles they were prese te with wo l light p re . The circle was lit p ra omly with o strict patter to the color-cha ges. D ri g trials, testees ha to fill o t a form with their pre ictio s, with researchers explori g how likely people were to report a s ccessf l pre ictio .’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ ews/341570-brai -choices- ecisio -st y/? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: Free will ill sory, brai tricks s i to thi ki g choices are co scio s – Yale st y</a></p>