The effect of bilateral isometric forces in different directions on motor cortical function in humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2922-2931

  Yedimenko, Juliette A ^a   Perez, Monica A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DORSAL INTEROSSEOUS MUSCLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERHEMISPHERIC INHIBITION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT INTERVAL INTRACORTICAL INHIBITION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PRONE POSITION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SUPINE POSITION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650857328     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00020.2010     Document Type: Article

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