Effects of 30Hz Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on the primary motor cortex

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-164

  Wu, Steve W ^a   Shahana, Nasrin ^a,b   Huddleston, David A ^a   Gilbert, Donald L ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor cortex; Neuroplasticity; Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Theta Burst Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DEVICES; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THETA BURST STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PILOT PROJECTS; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861870409     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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