Cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation of the primary motor cortex improves selective muscle activation in the ipsilateral arm

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2937-2942

  McCambridge, Alana B ^a   Bradnam, Lynley V ^a   Stinear, Cathy M ^a   Byblow, Winston D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agonist; Antagonist; Human; I waves; Stroke; Synergy; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CATHODAL TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELECTIVE MUSCLE ACTIVATION; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; REACTION TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959344290     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00171.2011     Document Type: Article

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