Enhanced locomotor adaptation aftereffect in the "broken escalator" phenomenon using anodal tDCS

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2493-2505

  Kaski, D ^a   Quadir, S ^a   Patel, M ^a   Yousif, N ^a   Bronstein, A M ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eyeblink conditioning; Locomotor aftereffect; Motor adaptation; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; BROKEN ESCALATOR PHENOMENON; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VELOCITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860520653     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00223.2011     Document Type: Article

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