Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Free will among fruit flies?

Defending free will: A fruit fly makes choices (Reuters)

A fruit fly is photographed during an experiment on free will September 2006. A tiny fruit fly -- without any input from the outside world -- will spontaneously change directions, researchers said on May 14, 2007, in a finding that just may rescue the notion that free will not only exists but is a basic function of the brain. REUTERS/Bjoern Brembs/HandoutReuters - A tiny fruit fly -- without any inputfrom the outside world -- will spontaneously change directions,researchers said on Monday in a finding that just may rescuethe notion that free will not only exists but is a basicfunction of the brain.


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