The physiological basis of transcranial motor cortex stimulation in conscious humans

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 255-266

  Di Lazzaro, V ^a   Oliviero, A ^a,b   Pilato, F ^a   Saturno, E ^a   Dileone, M ^a   Mazzone, P ^c   Insola, A ^c   Tonali, P A ^a   Rothwell, J C ^d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

^c Neurochirurgia and Neurofisiologia CTO   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human motor cortex; Transcranial electrical stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW;

EID: 1442343620     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2003.10.009     Document Type: Review

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