Preparatory inhibition of cortico-spinal excitability: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study in man

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-192

  Hasbroucq, Thierry ^a   Kaneko, Hidekazu ^b   Akamatsu, Motoyuki ^b   Possamaï, Camille Aimé ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

choice reaction time; flexor digitorum sublimis; motor cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REACTION TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0030928881     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6410(96)00069-9     Document Type: Article

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