Neural correlates of motor vigour and motor urgency during exercise

Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 227-241

  Rauch, H G Laurie ^a   Schönbächler, Georg ^b,c   Noakes, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 84876512143     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0025-1     Document Type: Review

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