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MeSH Heading: Contingent Negative Variation
Tree Number(s): G07.265.216.500.250; G11.561.200.500.250
Unique ID: D003265
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003265
Annotation: refers to cortical electrical potentials
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Bereitschaftspotential; Readiness Potential
NLM Classification #: WL 102
Previous Indexing: Electroencephalography (1966-1970); Electrophysiology (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY 1971-90
History Note: 91(71); was see under ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY 1971-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/01/20

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Contingent Negative Variation MeSH Descriptor Data 2025