Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the human motor cortex influences the neuronal activity of subthalamic nucleus

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2245-2249

  Strafella, Antonio P ^a   Vanderwerf, Ysbrand ^a   Sadikot, Abbas F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Brain stimulation; Parkinson's disease; Subthalamic nucleus; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INNERVATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 4944242887     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03669.x     Document Type: Article

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