Transcranial direct current stimulation effects on I-wave activity in humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2802-2810

  Lang, Nicolas ^a   Nitsche, Michael A ^b   Dileone, Michele ^c   Mazzone, Paolo ^d   de Andrés Arés, Javier ^e   Diaz Jara, Luis ^e   Paulus, Walter ^b   di Lazzaro, Vincenzo ^c   Oliviero, Antonio ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Institute of Neurology   (Germany)

^d Neurochirurgia CTO   (Italy)

^e Hospital Virgen de la Salud   (Italy)

^f HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corticospinal volleys; Paired associative stimulation; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Theta burst stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 79959326663     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00617.2010     Document Type: Article

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