Nicotinergic impact on focal and non-focal neuroplasticity induced by non-invasive brain stimulation in non-smoking humans

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 879-886

  Thirugnanasambandam, Nivethida ^a   Grundey, Jessica ^a   Adam, Kim ^a   Drees, Anne ^a   Skwirba, Angela C ^a   Lang, Nicolas ^b   Paulus, Walter ^a   Nitsche, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

neuroplasticity; nicotine; paired associative stimulation; transcranial direct current stimulation; transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

DOMPERIDONE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SYNAPSE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NICOTINE; SMOKING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951509032     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.227     Document Type: Article

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