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Benjamin Libet

Benjamin Libet (/ˈlɪbət/; April 12, 1916 – July 23, 2007) 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. In 2003, he was the first recipient of the Virtual Nobel Prize in Psychology from the University of Klagenfurt…

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Known for
Experimental investigation of human consciousness
Alma mater
University of Chicago
Born
(1916-04-12)April 12, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
July 23, 2007(2007-07-23) (aged 91) Davis, California, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Ralph W. Gerard
Fields
Neuroscience

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