Transcranial magnetic stimulation reveals modulation of corticospinal excitability when observing actions with the intention to imitate

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1475-1480

  Hardwick, Robert M ^a   Mcallister, Craig J ^a,b   Holmes, Paul S ^c   Edwards, Martin G ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Action observation; Human; Imitation; Inhibition; Motor control; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EYE FIXATION; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMITATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REST; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860654630     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08046.x     Document Type: Article

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