@ARTICLE{10.3389/fnint.2011.00091, AUTHOR={Van Rijn, Hedderik and Kononowicz, Tadeusz and Meck, Warren and Ng, Kwun Kei and Penney, Trevor}, TITLE={Contingent negative variation and its relation to time estimation: a theoretical evaluation}, JOURNAL={Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience}, VOLUME={5}, YEAR={2011}, URL={https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnint.2011.00091}, DOI={10.3389/fnint.2011.00091}, ISSN={1662-5145}, ABSTRACT={The relation between the contingent negative variation (CNV) and time estimation is evaluated in terms of temporal accumulation and preparation processes. The conclusion is that the CNV as measured from the electroencephalogram (EEG) recorded at fronto-central and parietal-central areas is not a direct reflection of the underlying interval timing mechanism(s), but more likely represents a time-based response preparation/decision-making process.} }