Magnetic stimulation of the human motor cortex evokes skin sympathetic nerve activity

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 126-134

  Silber, David H ^a   Sinoway, Lawrence I ^a,b   Leuenberger, Urs A ^a   Amassian, Vahe E ^c  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Central command; Motor cortex; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN STIMULATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0033983894     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.88.1.126     Document Type: Article

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