Synaptic plasticity in neurodegenerative diseases evaluated and modulated by in vivo neurophysiological techniques

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 563-571

  Pilato, F ^a   Profice, P ^a   Ranieri, F ^a   Capone, F ^a   Di Iorio, R ^a   Florio, L ^a   Di Lazzaro, V ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Huntington's disease; Parkinson's disease; Plasticity; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; IN VIVO STUDY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84880748622     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: 15591182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-012-8302-9     Document Type: Article

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