Changes in segmental and motor cortical output with contralateral muscle contractions and altered sensory inputs in humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2451-2459

  Hortobágyi, Tibor ^a   Taylor, Janet L ^b   Petersen, Nicolas T ^b   Russell, Gabrielle ^b   Gandevia, Simon C ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT;

EID: 0142027006     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01001.2002     Document Type: Article

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