Patterned sensory stimulation induces plasticity in reciprocal Ia inhibition in humans

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2014-2018

  Perez, Monica A ^b   Field Fote, Edelle C ^b   Floeter, Mary Kay ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

H reflex; Interneurons; Locomotion; Presynaptic inhibition; Spinal cord; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PERONEUS NERVE; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WALKING;

EID: 0037444546     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-06-02014.2003     Document Type: Article

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