Correlation between cortical plasticity, motor learning and BDNF genotype in healthy subjects

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-99

  Li Voti, P ^a,b   Conte, A ^a,b   Suppa, A ^a,b   Iezzi, E ^b   Bologna, M ^a,b   Aniello, M S ^c   Defazio, G ^c   Rothwell, J C ^d   Berardelli, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 Hz rTMS; BDNF; Cortical plasticity; Theta burst stimulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958857305     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2700-5     Document Type: Article

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