First-person approaches in neuroscience of consciousness: brain dynamics correlate with the intention to act.
Consciousness and cognition May 1, 2014 Han-Gue Jo, Marc Wittmann, Tilmann Lhündrup Borghardt et al. 43 citations
A neurophenomenological study with a single expert meditator shows that a larger readiness potential (RP) is linked to more frequent self-initiated movements during negative deflections of slow cortical potentials (SCP). These negative deflections occur alongside an inner impulse reported by the meditator, which may lead to a voluntary act. This proof-of-principle demonstrates that combining first-person introspective data with neural signal analysis can advance understanding of the neural basis of voluntary acts, challenging interpretations of the classic Libet experiment.