# Free Will and Agency

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/free-will-and-agency-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 298,242 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the neural correlates and abnormalities related to the sense of agency, voluntary action, conscious awareness, and decision making, with a focus on conditions such as schizophrenia. It also delves into the philosophical implications of free will and moral responsibility in the context of motor cognition and predictive processes. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Neuroscience |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11997 |
| Works | 33,355 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Karl Friston](https://scholariq.org/researchers/karl-friston/)
- [Roy F. Baumeister](https://scholariq.org/researchers/roy-f-baumeister/)
- [Chris Frith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/chris-frith/)
- [R. S. J. Frackowiak](https://scholariq.org/researchers/r-s-j-frackowiak/)
- [Nora D. Volkow](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nora-d-volkow/)
- [Álvaro Pascual‐Leone](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alvaro-pascual-leone/)
- [Jonathan D. Cohen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jonathan-d-cohen/)
- [Richard H. Thaler](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-h-thaler/)
- [Niels Birbaumer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/niels-birbaumer/)
- [António R. Damásio](https://scholariq.org/researchers/antonio-r-damasio/)
- [Peter Dayan](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-dayan/)
- [Philip McGuire](https://scholariq.org/researchers/philip-mcguire/)

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