Reproducible measurement of human motoneuron excitability with magnetic stimulation of the corticospinal tract

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 606-613

  Martin, Peter G ^a   Hudson, Anna L ^a   Gandevia, Simon C ^a   Taylor, Janet L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICOMEDULLARY MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FIRST DORSAL INTEROSSEUS MUSCLE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649610064     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.91348.2008     Document Type: Article

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