Afferent-induced facilitation of primary motor cortex excitability in the region controlling hand muscles in humans

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 439-448

  Devanne, H ^a,b   Degardin, A ^a   Tyvaert, L ^a   Bocquillon, P ^a   Houdayer, E ^a   Manceaux, A ^a   Derambure, P ^a   Cassim, F ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

Motor control; Sensorimotor integration; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORY NERVE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 68249111223     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06815.x     Document Type: Article

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