The Neuroscience of Freedom and Creativity: Our Predictive Brain

"Joaquin Fuster is a distinguished pioneer in the exploration of the brain's prefrontal cortex, the regions we depend on for choices and self-control. With subtlety, clarity, and a deep feel for the complexities of living a life, Fuster takes a fresh and insightful look of human choice. His ideas are philosophically deep and biologically sensible; they are presented lucidly and with modesty and charm. A masterful accomplishment."
Patricia Smith Churchland, Professor Emerita, University of California, San Diego

"Professor Fuster's insights regarding brain function are always priceless. Now, based on his unprecedented work on understanding the most complex portion of the brain - the frontal lobes - he has put forth a cogent view of the biological basis underlying the notion of 'free will'. Like his other books, this one is a pleasure to read and will be thoroughly enjoyed by anyone interested in the relationship between the brain and behavior."
Mark D'Esposito, MD, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, and Director of the Henry H. Wheeler, Jr Brain Imaging Center, University of California, Berkeley

In a fascinating exploration of the question of free will, eminent cognitive neuroscientist, Joaquín Fuster, argues that the liberty or freedom to choose between alternatives is a function of the nervous system, especially the cerebral cortex, in its reciprocal interaction with the environment. Freedom is inseparable from that circular relationship.