Magnetic stimulation study during observation of motor tasks

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 122-126

  Brighina, Filippo ^a   La Bua, Avincenzo ^a   Oliveri, Massimiliano ^b   Piazza, Aurelio ^a   Fierro, Brigida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

MEP facilitation; Motor task observation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ARM; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE NET; THUMB;

EID: 0034654116     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(00)00271-9     Document Type: Article

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