The olympic brain. Does corticospinal plasticity play a role in acquisition of skills required for high-performance sports?

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 586, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-70

  Nielsen, Jens Bo ^a   Cohen, Leonardo G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BRAIN INJURY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY MEMORY; SKILL; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SPINAL NERVE; SPORT; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONNECTOME; CORTICOSPINAL PLASTICITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; SENSORY FEEDBACK; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRAIN; HUMANS; MEMORY; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SPORTS;

EID: 37749011268     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.142661     Document Type: Review

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