Corticomotor excitability of wrist flexor and extensor muscles during active and passive movement

Human Movement Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 494-501

  Chye, Lilian ^a   Nosaka, Ken ^a   Murray, Lynda ^a   Edwards, Dylan ^b,c   Thickbroom, Gary ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Burke Cornell Medical Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Active; Corticomotor excitability; Passive movement; TMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITABILITY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; POSITION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WRIST;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954658305     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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