Phasic voluntary movements reverse the aftereffects of subsequent theta-burst stimulation in humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2070-2076

  Iezzi, Ennio ^a   Conte, Antonella ^a   Suppa, Antonio ^a   Agostino, Rocco ^a   Dinapoli, Loredana ^a   Scontrini, Alessandra ^a   Berardelli, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 57349150210     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90521.2008     Document Type: Article

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