A 2007 experiment at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience showed brain activity signaling a choice being made up to seven seconds before the subject experienced knowledge of making a choice
The researcher believed this indicated that free will is an illusion. Critics disagreed because ________.
A. brain scans are like watching the brain think
B. the researcher was unable to replicate his results
C. the brain may simply have been "ramping up" to make a decision
D. Socrates had conducted similar experiments and come to a different conclusion
Answer: C
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