The effect on corticospinal volleys of reversing the direction of current induced in the motor cortex by transcranial magnetic stimulation

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 268-273

  Di Lazzaro, V ^a   Oliviero, A ^a   Saturno, E ^a   Pilato, F ^a   Insola, A ^b   Mazzone, P ^b   Profice, P ^c   Tonali, P ^a,d   Rothwell, J C ^e  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CTO Hospital   (Italy)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain stimulation; Descending volleys; Electrical stimulation; Human; Motor cortex; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0035039625     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210100722     Document Type: Article

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