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Contingent Negative Variation MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


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 Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2016/01/20
Contingent Negative Variation Preferred
Bereitschaftspotential Related
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