Excitability changes induced in the human motor cortex by weak transcranial direct current stimulation

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 527, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 633-639

  Nitsche, M A ^a   Paulus, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; POLARIZATION; POST TETANIC POTENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; TECHNIQUE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; SHORT TERM POTENTIATION; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 0034666046     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-1-00633.x     Document Type: Article

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