Reciprocal inhibition in the forearm during voluntary contraction and thinking about movement

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 295-304

  Ikai, T ^c   Findley, T W ^d   Izumi, S ^d   Hanayama, K ^d   Kim, H ^d   Daum, M C ^d   Andrews, J F ^d   Diamond, B J ^a,b  

^a KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

H reflex; Ia inhibitory interneuron; Reciprocal inhibition; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOREARM; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; THINKING;

EID: 0029757955     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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