Hemispheric differences in motor cortex index finger abduction task in humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1246-1254

  Semmler, John G ^a,b   Nordstrom, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031916065     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.3.1246     Document Type: Article

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