A review of recent applications of cross-correlation methodologies to human motor unit recording

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-187

  Farmer, S F ^a,b   Halliday, D M ^c   Conway, B A ^d   Stephens, J A ^e   Rosenberg, J R ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coherence analysis; Cross correlation analysis; Electromyogram; Magnetoencephalogram; Motor unit; Oscillation; Plasticity; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS;

EID: 0030840901     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)02248-6     Document Type: Article

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