Modulation of excitability of human motor cortex (M1) by 1 Hz transcranial magnetic stimulation of the contralateral M1

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 130-133

  Schambra, H M ^a   Sawaki, L ^a   Cohen, L G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitability; Motor system; Physiology; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITABILITY; FORCE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0037213722     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(02)00342-5     Document Type: Article

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