Libet found that the unconscious brain activity leading up to the conscious decision by the subject to flick their wrist began approximately half a second before the subject consciously felt that they had decided to move.
Libet nåede frem til, at den underbevidste hjerneaktivitet, der førte til det bevidste valg om at bevæge håndleddet, begyndte omtrent et halvt sekund før forsøgspersonen var bevidst om sin hensigt om at bevæge sig.