Plasticity in the Human Cerebral Cortex: Lessons from the Normal Brain and from Stroke

Neuroscientist

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-173

  Bütefisch, Cathrin M ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain mapping; Cerebrovascular accident; Motor cortex; Neuronal plasticity; Recovery of function

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN;

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MOVEMENT; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 1642377325     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858403262152     Document Type: Review

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