Abstract
Pre-movement cortical potentials related to spontaneous, reflex and voluntary blinks were studied in normal subjects. Blinks performed at will were found to be prefaced by a bilateral negative cortical potential, whereas spontaneous and reflex blinks were not. The data support the hypothesis that only volitional motor acts require a cortical participation; spontaneous and reflex blinking are probably organized only at a subcortical level.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 583-589 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Clinical Neurology