Suprathreshold 0.2 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the prefrontal area

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-33

  Furukawa, Toshiaki ^a   Toyokura, Minoru ^a   Masakado, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal areas; Cortical silent period; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952348977     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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