Inhibition in the human motor cortex is reduced just before a voluntary contraction

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 730-735

  Reynolds, Charlene ^b   Ashby, Peter ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Human; Magnetic stimulation; Motor cortex; Pyramidal tract; Voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033546913     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.4.730     Document Type: Article

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