Intracortical inhibition after paired transcranial magnetic stimulation depends on the current flow direction

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1106-1110

  Trompetto, C ^a   Assini, A ^a   Buccolieri, A ^a   Marchese, R ^a   Abbruzzese, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortico cortical inhibition; Current flow direction; Indirect I waves; Motor cortex; Paired transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; REACTION TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0033067954     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00043-7     Document Type: Article

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