Different psychophysiological systems activate during voluntary versus involuntary tasks

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Different psychophysiological and neural control systems activate during voluntary versus involuntary motor and cognitive tasks.

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The retrieved literature includes experimental studies (such as studies on saccades and motor preparation) demonstrating that voluntary and involuntary actions rely on distinct neural mechanisms, distinct preparatory states (like subcortical suppression prior to voluntary movement), and different endogenous control pathways.

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Gap Effect in Reflexive and Intentional Prosaccades

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Luc Crevits, André Vandierendonck. Gap Effect in Reflexive and Intentional Prosaccades. 2005. https://doi.org/10.1159/000082854

Paper [5] demonstrates that intentional (voluntary) prosaccades involve distinct neurophysiological processes and endogenous strategic controls compared to reflexive (involuntary) saccades.

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Preparatory Suppression and Facilitation of Voluntary and Involuntary Responses to Loud Acoustic Stimuli in an Anticipatory Timing Task

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A. Nguyen, J. Tresilian, O. Lipp, Le-Anne Jacobs, W. Marinovic. Preparatory Suppression and Facilitation of Voluntary and Involuntary Responses to Loud Acoustic Stimuli in an Anticipatory Timing Task. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.02.184143

Paper [7] shows differential neural preparation states, including sub-cortical suppression specifically preceding voluntary actions compared to involuntary responses.

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