Investigating central mechanisms underlying the effects of action observation and imagery through transcranial magnetic stimulation

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 361-373

  Loporto, Michela ^a   Mcallister, Craig ^b   Williams, Jacqueline ^a,d,e   Hardwick, Robert ^c   Holmes, Paul ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action observation; Corticospinal facilitation; Movement imagery; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 81255210953     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2011.604655     Document Type: Article

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