It's the N400.* I was super excited to read about it a while back because it's what I was looking for.* And then, when I timed my own spontaneous reaction, it fit perfectly.* Science confirmed :) It's the tie-in time for our semantic systems to go online - i.e - oh crap duck I duck - right at the 400ms mark. I actually started the movement at P300 but was aware of it at N400. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N400_%28neuroscience%29 Add a comment... References Visible links 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N400_%28neuroscience%29