C.R.A.B.: a gamified paradigm for studying readiness potential.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study presents a novel paradigm termed Contrasting Routines Affecting Bereitschaftspotential (C.R.A.B.), designed to analyze readiness potential (RP) waveforms preceding movements across varying experimental settings. This paradigm continues Libet's work on decision-making, with an emphasis on the motor planning component like in classical Libet experiment. However, existing paradigms for studying RP work poorly across ages (requiring different instructions) and do not accurately identify the components associated with RP formation.

New method

The C.R.A.B. paradigm enables modeling the when-decision through indirect measurements, thereby avoiding reliance on participants' introspective reports. We believe that this framework can isolate the motor planning com

SUBMITTER: Blagovechtchenski E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12442887 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature