Reduced intracortical inhibition and facilitation of corticospinal neurons in musicians

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 336-342

  Nordstrom, Michael A ^a   Butler, Sophie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dexterity; Dystonia; First dorsal interosseous; Motor cortex; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSICIAN; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REST; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSIC; NEURAL INHIBITION; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0036268799     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1051-7     Document Type: Article

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