Long-term depression of the human blink reflex

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 549-553

  Schorr, Anila ^a   Ellrich, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Brainstem; Pain; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; BLINKING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM DEPRESSION (PHYSIOLOGY); MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0036450007     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1248-9     Document Type: Article

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