Overview of neurophysiology of movement control

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 432-435

  Rothwell, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corticospinal; Motoneurone; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84860249337     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.12.053     Document Type: Article

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