The Bereitschaftspotential
Contributors: Marjan Jahanshahi (Editor); Mark Hallett (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 28, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780306474071
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Neurosciences; Cerebral Physiology; Electroencephalography; Science; Medical / Nursing; Science/Mathematics; Neurology - General; Neuroscience; Medical / Neuroscience; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Motor cortex; Movement disorders
First sentence: The Bereitschaftspotential (BP) is a negative cortical potential which develops beginning 1.5 to 1 s prior to the onset of a self-paced movement (see Figure 1).