Corticospinal volleys evoked by transcranial stimulation of the brain in conscious humans

Neurological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-150

  Di Lazzaro, Vincenzo ^a   Oliviero, Antonio ^a   Pilato, Fabio ^a   Mazzone, Paolo ^b   Insola, Angelo ^b   Ranieri, Federico ^b   Tonali, Pietro A ^a,c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CTO Hospital   (Italy)

^c CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Descending volleys; Motor cortex; TMS; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CELL ACTIVATION; DEVICE INFECTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; ROTATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WAKEFULNESS; WAVEFORM;

CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MOTOR CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 0037371442     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164103101201292     Document Type: Article

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