Bereitschaftspotential

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Bereitschaftspotential (literally readiness potential).

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Bereitschaftspotential n (strong, genitive Bereitschaftspotentials, plural Bereitschaftspotentiale)

  1. (neurology) Bereitschaftspotential

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