Short latency intracortical inhibition: One of the most popular tools in human motor neurophysiology

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 587, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-12

  Rothwell, J C ^a   Day, B L ^a   Thompson, P D ^a   Kujirai, T ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; LATENT INHIBITION; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 58149312536     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.162461     Document Type: Note

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