The timing of the conscious intention to move

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2344-2351

  Matsuhashi, Masao ^a   Hallett, Mark ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Free will; Neurophysiology; Point of no return; Readiness potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROSCIENCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONSCIOUSNESS; CUES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; VOLITION;

EID: 56749156515     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06525.x     Document Type: Article

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