Effects of 5 Hz subthreshold magnetic stimulation of primary motor cortex on fast finger movements in normal subjects

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-111

  Agostino, R ^a   Iezzi, E ^a   Dinapoli, L ^a   Gilio, F ^a   Conte, A ^a   Mari, F ^a   Berardelli, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Magnetic stimulation; Motor learning; Motor performance

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LEARNING; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 34249903049     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0838-3     Document Type: Article

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