Effect of contraction strength on responses in biceps brachii and adductor pollicis to transcranial magnetic stimulation

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 472-478

  Taylor, Janet L ^a   Allen, Gabrielle M ^a   Butler, Jane E ^a   Gandevia, S C ^a  

^a Sch of Biotech and Biomol Sci   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human; Motor cortex; Motor evoked potentials; Silent period; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ARM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030663712     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050243     Document Type: Article

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