Consolidation of human motor cortical neuroplasticity by D-cycloserine

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1573-1578

  Nitsche, Michael A ^a   Jaussi, Wiebke ^a   Liebetanz, David ^a   Lang, Nicolas ^a   Tergau, Frithjof ^a   Paulus, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Cognition; D cycloserine; Human; Motor cortex; Neuroplasticity; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSERINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANTIMETABOLITES; CYCLOSERINE; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 3242804412     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300517     Document Type: Article

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