Contingent Negative Variation
MESHD003265
A negative shift of the cortical electrical potentials that increases over time. It is associated with an anticipated response to an expected stimulus and is an electrical event indicative of a state of readiness or expectancy.
Synonyms
- Contingent Negative Variations
- Variation, Contingent Negative
- Variations, Contingent Negative
- Bereitschaftspotential
- Bereitschaftspotentials
- Readiness Potential
- Potential, Readiness
- Potentials, Readiness
- Readiness Potentials
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