Preparing to move and deciding not to move

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 457-459

  Gomes, Gilberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conscious decision; Cortical movement preparation; Free will; Libet; Readiness potential; Voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 77649237602     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2009.10.008     Document Type: Note

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