Freewill
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternalism_(philosophy_of_time)
(Eternalism) is sometimes referred to as the "block time" or "block universe" theory due to its description of space-time as an unchanging four-dimensional "block", as opposed to the view of the world as a three-dimensional space modulated by the passage of time.
https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ComputationalIrreducibility.html
The principle of computational irreducibility says that the only way to determine the answer to a computationally irreducible question is to perform, or simulate, the computation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_will
[…] Some conceive free will to be the capacity to make choices undetermined by past events. Determinism suggests that only one course of events is possible, which is inconsistent with a libertarian model of free will.[2]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318333/
Throughout the history of tobacco control, as concerns over health have prompted public calls for reform, the tobacco industry has attempted to combat criticism and influence public health debates through the use of rhetorical techniques that deflect attention from corporate responsibility.1,2 The tobacco industry’s use of personal responsibility frames, or arguments, to protect its business interests against litigation3(p870–873),4(p820),5–8 and regulation and tobacco control measures9,10(p197–198),11–14(p406) has been widely recognized.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determinism
Determinism is the philosophical view that events are completely determined by previously existing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect
In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state.
The term is closely associated with the work of the mathematician and meteorologist Edward Norton Lorenz. He noted that the butterfly effect is derived from the metaphorical example of the details of a tornado (the exact time of formation, the exact path taken) being influenced by minor perturbations such as a distant butterfly flapping its wings several weeks earlier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
Flow in positive psychology, also known colloquially as being in the zone or locked in, is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_energy_principle
The free energy principle is a theoretical framework suggesting that the brain reduces surprise or uncertainty by making predictions based on internal models and updating them using sensory input.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictive_modelling
Predictive modelling uses statistics to predict outcomes.[1] Most often the event one wants to predict is in the future, but predictive modelling can be applied to any type of unknown event, regardless of when it occurred. For example, predictive models are often used to detect crimes and identify suspects, after the crime has taken place.[2]
xhttps://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp121#:~:text=Reappraisal%20activates%20both%20aMCC%20and%20sACC.&text=Thus%2C%20MCC%20is%20%E2%80%9Ccognitive%E2%80%9D,and%20willed%20control%20of%20actions
... aMCC is implicated in emotional appraisal, conflict-monitoring, approach–avoidance decisions, and willed control of actions.
Scientists Discover How to Use Time Crystals to Power Superconductors; Physicists propose using time crystals to bring about a quantum computing revolution. Big Think By Paul Ratner , March 02, 2020
“The remarkable feature of time crystals is that they would move without using energy.”
https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp121
The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) lies in a unique position in the brain, with connections to both the “emotional” limbic system and the “cognitive” prefrontal cortex. Thus, the ACC likely has an important role in integration of neuronal circuitry for affect regulation and can be identified as a distinctive region in understanding psychopathology. Affect-regulation, the ability to control and manage uncomfortable emotions, is a primary goal for mental health clinicians in treating psychopathology.7 Avoidance of painful emotions is often the motivating force in negative behaviors such as substance abuse, binge eating, and suicide. These actions are taken as part of maladaptive approaches to control, avoid, or regulate painful emotions. Clinicians often treat patients by helping them to develop more adaptive coping mechanisms in regulating their emotions. Understanding the processes by which ACC contributes to regulation of emotions may assist clinicians in their therapeutic work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_to_live
[...] In psychology, the will to live is the drive for self-preservation, usually coupled with expectations for future improvement in one's state in life. 5]
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[18] An earlier study conducted in 2002 tested the idea in terminally ill cancer patients, with most participants being elderly. This study found that those with the weakest will to live typically died sooner than those with a moderate will to live.
xiv https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010945219303326?via%3Dihub
The Tenacious Brain: How the Anterior Mid-Cingulate Contributes to Achieving Goals
Abstract
Tenacity-persistence in the face of challenge-has received increasing attention, particularly because it contributes to better academic achievement, career opportunities and health outcomes. We review evidence from non-human primate neuroanatomy and structural and functional neuroimaging in humans suggesting that the anterior mid cingulate cortex (aMCC) is an important network hub in the brain that performs the cost/benefit computations necessary for tenacity. Specifically, we propose that its position as a structural and functional hub allows the aMCC to integrate signals from diverse brain systems to predict energy requirements that are needed for attention allocation, encoding of new information, and physical movement, all in the service of goal attainment. We review and integrate research findings from studies of attention, reward, memory, affect, multimodal sensory integration, and motor control to support this hypothesis. We close by discussing the implications of our framework for educational achievement, exercise and eating disorders, successful aging, and neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression and dementia.