Study and modulation of human cortical excitability with transcranial magnetic stimulation

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 333-343

  Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^a,b,c   Tormos, Jose M ^a   Keenan, Julian ^b   Tarazona, Francisco ^a   Cañete, Carlos ^a   Catalá, Maria D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Neuroimaging; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0031694717     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199807000-00005     Document Type: Review

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