Bereitschaftspotential

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measure of activity in the motor cortex and supplementary motor area of the brain, leading up to voluntary muscle movement.

Word forms

Bereitschaftspotential Bereitschaftspotentials

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bereitschaftspotential (literally “readiness potential”).

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