Modulation of intracortical inhibition induced by low- and high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 452-457

  Fierro, B ^a   Piazza, A ^a   Brighina, F ^a   La Bua, V ^a   Buffa, D ^a   Oliveri, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human; Intracortical inhibition Motor evoked potentials; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation Silent period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MALE; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; REACTION TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0035000309     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210100728     Document Type: Article

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