Stimulating motor wisdom

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1737-1738

  Kleine, Bert U ^a   Stegeman, Dick F ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 34247885843     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00113.2007     Document Type: Editorial

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