Uncrossed cortico-muscular projections in humans are abundant to facial muscles of the upper and lower face, but may differ between sexes

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-26

  Fischer, Urs ^a   Hess, Christian W ^a   Rösler, Kai M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Facial emotions; Facial nerve; Gender differences; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 13144294050     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0592-7     Document Type: Article

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