Alpha-generation as basic response-signature to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) targeting the human resting motor cortex: A TMS/EEG co-registration study

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1381-1389

  Veniero, Domenica ^a,b   Brignani, Debora ^a   Thut, Gregor ^c   Miniussi, Carlo ^a,b  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha band; ERD ERS; TMS evoked potentials; TMS EEG co registration

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052745924     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01218.x     Document Type: Article

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