Task-dependent modulation of inputs to proximal upper limb following transcranial direct current stimulation of primary motor cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2382-2389

  Bradnam, Lynley V ^a   Stinear, Cathy M ^a   Lewis, Gwyn N ^b   Byblow, Winston D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ARM; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952997240     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01046.2009     Document Type: Article

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