Probing the corticospinal link between the motor cortex and motoneurones: Some neglected aspects of human motor cortical function

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-416

  Petersen, N C ^a   Butler, J E ^b   Taylor, J L ^b   Gandevia, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corticomotoneuronal; Corticospinal; Motor control; Motor cortex; Motorneurone; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL ACTIVATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 77749302265     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2009.02066.x     Document Type: Review

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