Transcallosally mediated inhibition of interneurons within human primary motor cortex

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 381-391

  Schnitzler, Alfons ^a   Kessler, Kirn R ^a   Benecke, Reiner ^a,b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corpus callosum; Human; Inhibitory interneurones; Primary motor cortex; Silent period; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANSFER; INTERNEURON; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0030460564     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00227944     Document Type: Article

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