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Bereitschaftspotential

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Bereitschaftspotential (literally readiness potential).

Noun

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Bereitschaftspotential (plural Bereitschaftspotentials)

  1. (neurology) A measure of activity in the motor cortex and supplementary motor area of the brain, leading up to voluntary muscle movement.

German

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Etymology

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    Bereitschaft (readiness) +‎ -s- (compound interfix) +‎ Potential (potential).

    Noun

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    Bereitschaftspotential n (strong, genitive Bereitschaftspotentials, plural Bereitschaftspotentiale)

    1. (neurology) Bereitschaftspotential

    Declension

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