Time, Consciousness, and the Readiness Potential

Time, Consciousness, and the Readiness PotentialWalter G. SannitaWalter G. SannitaWalter G. Sannita, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, 3, Largo P. Daneo, 16132 Genova, Italy[email protected] Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Mother/child sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genova, Italy Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:June 27, 2022https://doi.org/10.1027/0269-8803/a000304PDFView Full Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit SectionsMoreReferences Bader, F., & Wiener, M. (2021). Awareness of errors and feedback in human time estimation. Learning & Memory, 28(5), 171–177. https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.053108.120 First citation in articleCrossref, Google Scholar Binda, P., & Morrone, M. C. (2018). Vision during saccadic eye movements. 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