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It has not been clear whether or not early information processing in the human auditory cortex is altered by voluntary movements. We report a movementrelated, complex event-related potential consisting of relatively long-lasting amplitude and phase perturbations induced in an ongoing auditory steady-state response (SSR) by brief self-paced finger movements. Our results suggest that processing in the auditory cortex during the first 50–100 ms after stimulus delivery is affected before, during, and after voluntary movements, beginning with a 1- to 2-ms delay in the SSR wave form starting 1–2 s before the movement.
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This research was supported in part by the Department of the Navy, Naval Medical Research and Development Command, Bethesda, Maryland under work unit ONR.WR.30020(6429). The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. Approved for release, distribution unlimited.
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Makeig, S., Müller, M.M. & Rockstroh, B. Effects of voluntary movements on early auditory brain responses. Exp Brain Res 110, 487–492 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00229149
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