Early optimization in finger dexterity of skilled pianists: Implication of transcranial stimulation

BMC Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Furuya, Shinichi ^a   Nitsche, Michael A ^b   Paulus, Walter ^b   Altenmüller, Eckart ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fine motor control; Motor learning; Neuroplasticity; Skilled finger movements; tDCS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSIC; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSIC; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874935672     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-14-35     Document Type: Article

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