Differences in motor learning success are associated with differences in M1 excitability

Human Movement Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 618-630

  Smyth, Carla ^a   Summers, Jeff J ^a   Garry, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Feedback; Learning and memory; Motor learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXCITABILITY; FACILITATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SENSORY GATING; STUDENTS; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956447121     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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