Unconscious brain activity predicts decisions 11 seconds before action
I don&#x27;t think this paper is related to free will, or if they even claimed it is.  It&#x27;s just sensational title.<p>The choice is completely non-consequential, it&#x27;s picking between 2 patterns.  The brain choose based on it&#x27;s initial biases.  It&#x27;s like when you are turning off your brain watching youtube videos, it&#x27;s likely that you will open another video after that instead of going back to your work because there is a strong pre-existing brain activity related to whatever you&#x27;re watching.<p>What I&#x27;m saying is it isn&#x27;t like some directive from the subconscious that you cannot go against, it&#x27;s more like one room is filled with sweets and the other is filled with nothing.  The choice is still taken at the moment.