Contingent Negative Variation
Synonyms
Bereitschaftspotential
Bereitschaftspotentials
Contingent Negative Variations
Potential, Readiness
Potentials, Readiness
Readiness Potential
Readiness Potentials
Variation, Contingent Negative
Variations, Contingent Negative
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.