Techniques and mechanisms of action of transcranial stimulation of the human motor cortex

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-122

  Rothwell, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MONKEY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SYNAPSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MOTOR CORTEX;

EID: 0030873488     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)02242-5     Document Type: Article

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