The use of F-waves as a probe for motor cortex excitability

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1215-1216

  Rivner, Michael H ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; DEPOLARIZATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LATENT PERIOD; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE FUNCTION; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; REACTION TIME;

EID: 42749088071     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.01.103     Document Type: Editorial

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