Chronotype influences diurnal variations in the excitability of the human motor cortex and the ability to generate torque during a maximum voluntary contraction

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-224

  Tamm, Alexander S ^a   Lagerquist, Olle ^a   Ley, Alejandro L ^a   Collins, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Chronotype; Diurnal rhythm; Human; Motor cortex; Reflex; Spinal cord; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIAL NERVE; TORQUE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TORQUE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149186845     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730409334135     Document Type: Article

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