Breathing is coupled with voluntary action and the cortical readiness potential

oleh: Hyeong-Dong Park, Coline Barnoud, Henri Trang, Oliver A. Kannape, Karl Schaller, Olaf Blanke

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-02-01

Deskripsi

Voluntary action and free will have been associated with cortical activity, referred to as “the readiness potential” that precedes self-initiated actions by about 1 s. Here, the authors show that the involuntary and cyclic motor act of breathing is coupled with voluntary action and the readiness potential.