Abstract
The article presents an overview of brain processes responsible for simple volitional motoric actions. These processes manifested in the form of readiness potential – a specific potential (registered by electroencephalography technique) appearing a moment before movement execution around vertex of the head. The article provides a detailed characteristic of this potential – it’s shape and dependence on the specification of tasks, as well as the exact location in the brain. Understanding the mechanisms responsible for such basic operations is the first step that needs to be taken in order to find an explanation of a more complex human behaviour.
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