RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Readiness Potential Correlates with Action-Linked Modulation of Visual Accuracy JF eneuro JO eNeuro FD Society for Neuroscience SP ENEURO.0085-22.2022 DO 10.1523/ENEURO.0085-22.2022 VO 9 IS 6 A1 Benedetto, Alessandro A1 Ho, Hao Tam A1 Morrone, Maria Concetta YR 2022 UL http://www.eneuro.org/content/9/6/ENEURO.0085-22.2022.abstract AB Visual accuracy is consistently shown to be modulated around the time of the action execution. The neural underpinning of this motor-induced modulation of visual perception is still unclear. Here, we investigate with EEG whether it is related to the readiness potential, an event-related potential (ERP) linked to motor preparation. Across 18 human participants, the magnitude of visual modulation following a voluntary button press was found to correlate with the readiness potential amplitude measured during visual discrimination. Participants’ amplitude of the readiness potential in a purely motor-task was also found to correlate with the extent of the motor-induced modulation of visual perception in the visuomotor task. These results provide strong evidence that perceptual changes close to action execution are associated with motor preparation processes and that this mechanism is independent of task contingencies. Further, our findings suggest that the readiness potential provides a fingerprint of individual visuomotor interaction.