Analysis of a choice-reaction task yields a new interpretation of Libet's experiments

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-157

  Herrmann, Christoph S ^a,b,d   Pauen, Michael ^b,c,e   Min, Byoung Kyong ^a   Busch, Niko A ^a   Rieger, Jochem W ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^e Berlin School of Mind and Brain   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bereitschaftsfeld; Bereitschaftspotential; EEG; MEG; Voluntary action

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VOLITION;

EID: 38549113420     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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