Michael Gazzaniga

Michael Gazzaniga, who's known as the "the father of cognitive neuroscience," looks back on his career, from his days at Dartmouth through his discovery of the "split-brain" and beyond. 

Neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga argues against the common belief that physical laws govern our behavior and that there’s no such thing as free will. In Who’s in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain shows how determinism weakens human responsibility, and he shows that the latest insights into the mind reveal that we are responsible for our actions, not our brains.