Continuous theta-burst rTMS over primary somatosensory cortex modulates tactile perception on the hand

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1226-1233

  Rai, N ^a   Premji, A ^a   Tommerdahl, M ^b   Nelson, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous theta burst TMS; Cortical excitability; Cortical Metrics device; Primary somatosensory cortex; Spatial acuity; Tactile perception; Temporal acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPATIAL AMPLITUDE DISCRIMINATION THRESHOLD; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TEMPORAL DISCRIMINATION THRESHOLD; THETA BURST STIMULATION; TIME PERCEPTION; TOUCH;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TIME PERCEPTION; TOUCH PERCEPTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84861462303     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.09.026     Document Type: Article

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