Covariability of visually evoked potentials and simple motor reaction times

Visually evoked potentials (VEPs) were recorded during simple motor reaction time (RT) experiments using spatially localized, contrast modulated visual stimuli. VEPs were averaged in groups, called "subensembles," depending on the speed of the subject's motor response. To a specific visual stimulus, the VEP response time of a subensemble covaries with motor response latency according to the same linear relationship found to describe conventionally averaged VEPs and RTs over a wide range of stimuli.