The Neuroscience of Freedom and Creativity

learning what I have been trying to do. It is a smile faintly revealing a mix of disbelief, compassion, and good wishes. But then, I never lost the sense of the importance of my task, and many are those who have taken it seriously and have lent me a helping hand with good advice and encouragement. To them, my sincere thanks: Warren Brown, Patricia Churchland, Gerry Edelman, Ignacio Fuster, Patricia Greenfield, Peter Hagoort, Daniel Kahneman, John Schumann, Larry Squire, Peter Whybrow, and others. I owe special thanks to Sally Arteseros for her expert editing of difficult portions of the text, and Carmen Cox for her help in the gathering of references and final preparation of the manuscript.

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