Motor representation of the hand in the human cortex: An f-MRI study with a conventional 1.5 T clinical unit

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 277-284

  Beltramello, A ^a   Cerini, R ^a   Puppini, G ^a   El Dalati, G ^a   Viola, S ^a   Martone, E ^a   Cordopatri, D ^a   Manfredi, M ^a   Aglioti, S ^a   Tassinari, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional MR; Motor prernotor cortex; Simple complex movements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; HAND; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032173689     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00713853     Document Type: Article

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