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Contingent negative variation — The contingent negative variation (CNV) was one of the first event related potential (ERP) components to be described. The CNV component was first described by Dr. W. Grey Walter and colleagues in an article published in Nature in 1964.[1] The… … Wikipedia
contingent negative variation — (CNV) a small negative potential recorded on an electroencephalogram over the front central scalp of some subjects who perform tasks requiring close attention or who have just received a warning stimulus. Called also E wave and expectancy wave … Medical dictionary
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