Concurrent action observation modulates practice-induced motor memory formation

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 730-738

  Stefan, K ^a,b   Classen, J ^b   Celnik, P ^a,c   Cohen, L G ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Mirror neuron system; Plasticity; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THUMB; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TEACHING; THUMB; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 39049128824     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06035.x     Document Type: Article

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