Selective facilitation of responses to cortical stimulation of proximal and distal arm muscles by precision tasks in man

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 491, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 551-562

  Schieppati, M ^a   Trompetto, C ^a   Abbruzzese, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FACILITATION; HAND MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0029936535     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021239     Document Type: Article

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