Transcranial magnetic stimulation: From neurophysiology to pharmacology, molecular biology and genomics

Neuroscientist

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-221

  Cheeran, B ^a,b   Koch, G ^c   Stagg, C J ^d   Baig, F ^a   Teo, J ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; Pharmacology; Plasticity; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMPHETAMINE; BACLOFEN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CABERGOLINE; CYCLOSERINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIAZEPAM; GENE PRODUCT; GLUTAMIC ACID; HALOPERIDOL; HUNTINGTIN; LEVODOPA; LORAZEPAM; METHIONINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; PERGOLIDE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; PROTEIN DYT 1; RIVASTIGMINE; ROPINIROLE; SULPIRIDE; TACRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALINE;

CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DYSTONIA; EPILEPSY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 77952592438     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858409349901     Document Type: Review

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