Effect of weight-related labels on corticospinal excitability during observation of grasping: A TMS study

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 161-167

  Senot, Patrice ^a,c   D'Ausilio, Alessandro ^b   Franca, Michele ^a   Caselli, Luana ^a   Craighero, Laila ^a   Fadiga, Luciano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Action observation; Grip force; Mirror system; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LIFTING EFFORT; MALE; MIRROR NEURON SYSTEM; MOTOR SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; WEIGHT; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958248266     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2635-x     Document Type: Article

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