如何用科學方法驗證「自由意志」是否存在？ | 吳嫻 Denise Wu | TEDxTaipei

「自由意志」存在與否，一直都讓哲學家們爭吵不休，我們所有的行為究竟是出於自身的意志，還是只是我們體內所有的化學反應加總而成的結果？如果我們的行為都可以從化學或科學的角度得到解釋，那我們還需要為自己的行為負責嗎？認知心理學家吳嫻將用現代科學的角度，一起進行各種驗證。

Denise is a Cognitive Neuroscientist whose interest is to explore the empirical connections to complex human behaviors and the cognitive processes that affects such behaviors. To Denise, how the human mind conceptualize and perceive quantity, space, time, language, and action is a fascinating topic. Her achievements in this research area have landed her numerous accolades, including Junior Research Investigators Award from Academia Sinica, Promising Women in Science Award from Wu Chien-shiung Education Foundation, and TWAS Young Affiliate.

Denise Wu is currently the Director of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at National Central University. She is presently working on a theoretical Cognitive Neuroscience interdisciplinary research to study the relationship between philosophy and free will.

吳嫻畢業於台灣大學心理學系、中正大學心理學研究所碩士班、美國萊斯大學(Rice University)認知心理學研究所博士班，目前是國立中央大學認知神經科學研究所教授兼所長。

吳嫻喜歡思考和討論抽象的觀念，除了投身於和語言、數量概念相關的研究之外，她也從對學生和社會大眾介紹和大腦科學有關知識的分享中，感受到自己和其他生命的連結，獲得最大的快樂。

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