The estimation of short intra-cortical inhibition depends on the proportion of spinal motoneurones activated by corticospinal inputs

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 612-621

  Lackmy, A ^a   Marchand Pauvert, V ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

EMG; Humans; Motor cortex; SICI; Spinal motoneurones; TMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649186403     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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