Cortical control of presynaptic inhibition of Ia afferents in humans

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 415-426

  Meunier, S ^a   Pierrot Deseilligny, E ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cortical stimulation; Human; Ia afferents; Presynaptic inhibition; Spinal interneurones

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ARM; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; FACILITATION; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS;

EID: 0031923360     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050357     Document Type: Article

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