Stimulation of the motor cortex and corticospinal tract to assess human muscle fatigue

Neuroscience

Volumn 231, Issue , 2013, Pages 384-399

  Gruet, M ^a   Temesi, J ^b   Rupp, T ^a   Levy, P ^a,c   Millet, G Y ^a,b   Verges, S ^a,c  

^a Domaine de la Merci   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cervicomedullary stimulation; Corticospinal excitability; Fatiguing muscular contractions; Motoneurons; Motor cortex; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84872855530     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.10.058     Document Type: Review

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