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Benjamin Libet

American academic (1916-2007) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 91

Benjamin Libet was an American neuroscientist who was a pioneer in the field of human consciousness. Libet was a researcher in the physiology department of the University of California, San Francisco.

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In 2003, he was the first recipient of the Virtual Nobel Prize in Psychology from the University of Klagenfurt "for his pioneering achievements in the experimental investigation of consciousness, initiation of action, and free will".

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2007 · aged 91