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Benjamin Libet: Works, Culture & Art

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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Benjamin Libet topic overview

The analysis highlights Works, Culture and Art as prominent areas in the source structure around Benjamin Libet.

Related topics
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Source areas
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Connected nodes
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Extracted relationships
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Related term clusters
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Bridge connections
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What this topic covers Research coverage

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Life · 18 topics
Volitional acts and readiness potential · 16 topics
Implications of Libet's experiments · 15 topics
Overview · 8 topics
In popular culture · 4 topics
Tributes · 4 topics
Conscious mental field theory · 1 topics

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Key facts & relationships

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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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Overview

Life

Volitional acts and readiness potential

Implications of Libet's experiments

Conscious mental field theory

Tributes

In popular culture

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How Benjamin Libet connects Entity context

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Benjamin Libet

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Alma mater · 1
Benjamin Libet → University of Chicago
Born · 1
Benjamin Libet → (1916-04-12)April 12, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died · 1
Benjamin Libet → July 23, 2007(2007-07-23) (aged 91) Davis, California, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
Benjamin Libet → Ralph W. Gerard
Fields · 1
Benjamin Libet → Neuroscience
Known for · 1
Benjamin Libet → Experimental investigation of human consciousness
Workplaces · 1
Benjamin Libet → University of California, San Francisco

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Important terminology

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Benjamin Libet relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 7 structured relationships around Benjamin Libet. Examples in this analysis include Benjamin Libet → Alma mater → University of Chicago and Benjamin Libet → Born → (1916-04-12)April 12, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

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Benjamin LibetAlma materUniversity of Chicago1.00infobox
Benjamin LibetBorn(1916-04-12)April 12, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
Benjamin LibetDiedJuly 23, 2007(2007-07-23) (aged 91) Davis, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Benjamin LibetDoctoral advisorRalph W. Gerard1.00infobox
Benjamin LibetFieldsNeuroscience1.00infobox
Benjamin LibetKnown forExperimental investigation of human consciousness1.00infobox
Benjamin LibetWorkplacesUniversity of California, San Francisco1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Benjamin Libet bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Libet, Conscious and Brain. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Benjamin Libet, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Benjamin Libet with Life. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

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Benjamin Libet — Life · splits 55 ⟂ 19
Benjamin Libet — Volitional acts and readiness potential · splits 57 ⟂ 17
Benjamin Libet — Implications of Libet's experiments · splits 58 ⟂ 16
Benjamin Libet — Overview · splits 65 ⟂ 9
Benjamin Libet — Tributes · splits 69 ⟂ 5
Benjamin Libet — In popular culture · splits 69 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Benjamin Libet

Nodes74
Edges73
Triples7
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Benjamin Libet to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Works, Culture & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Benjamin Libet · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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