Differential Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability by Different Current Densities of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Bastani, Andisheh ^a   Jaberzadeh, Shapour ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTRODE; EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84882777139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072254     Document Type: Article

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