Repetitive electric stimulation elicits enduring improvement of sensorimotor performance in seniors

Neural Plasticity

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kalisch, Tobias ^a   Tegenthoff, Martin ^a   Dinse, Hubert R ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; THERAPY EFFECT; BRAIN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY RECEPTOR; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; AGING; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION DISORDERS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TOUCH; TOUCH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952480414     PISSN: 20905904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/690531     Document Type: Article

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