Peripheral electrical stimulation to induce cortical plasticity: A systematic review of stimulus parameters

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 456-463

  Chipchase, L S ^a   Schabrun, S M ^a   Hodges, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Peripheral electrical stimulation; Plasticity; Rehabilitation; TMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRONICS; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 78751639631     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.07.025     Document Type: Review

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