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contingent negative variation: a standalone construct

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Psychophysiology

a slow negative brain potential that builds between a warning signal and an imperative stimulus, reflecting expectancy and preparation.

In psychophysiology, contingent negative variation refers to a slow negative brain potential that builds between a warning signal and an imperative stimulus, reflecting expectancy and preparation. This meaning comes from Walter (1964) in Nature.[1]

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References

Walter, W. G., Cooper, R., Aldridge, V. J., McCALLUM, W. C., & Winter, A. L. (1964). Contingent Negative Variation : An Electric Sign of Sensori-Motor Association and Expectancy in the Human Brain. Nature, 203(4943), 380-384. https://doi.org/10.1038/203380a0

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