Benjamin Libet / 利比特

Benjamin Libet is the neuroscientist behind the experiment discussed in EP256 AI时代，“自由意志”还存在吗？. In the episode, [[TuMotuo|土摩托]] describes visiting Chapman University to experience a Libet-style button-press task: participants report when they consciously intended to press a button while brain activity is recorded.

Libet matters to the wiki because the episode treats him as evidence and warning at the same time. The readiness-potential result is important for [[FreeWill|free-will]] debates, but Libet Experiment Interpretation / 利比特实验解释 warns that random button pressing should not be stretched into a full account of meaningful decision, responsibility, or life direction.

Connections

• Libet Experiment Interpretation / 利比特实验解释 - concept page for the source’s use of the experiment.
• Free Will / 自由意志 and Causal Determinism / 因果决定论 - philosophical stakes.
• Consciousness Measurement - adjacent problem of measuring inner states from neural activity.
• 土摩托 / Tu Motuo - speaker who reports the experiment.