If it wasn’t disheartening enough that all of our decisions are predetermined, a growing body of research in the fields of neuroscience and psychology also indicate that we may not even be a part of the decisions we feel we make. Rather, these conscious “decisions” actually occur after the neurological triggers that initiate the specific action. In other words, we become aware of what is happening after our brains have already begun the necessary cognitive functions to carry it out, despite feeling like we are the cause of these actions.
