Transcranial direct-current stimulation reduced the excitability of diaphragmatic corticospinal pathways whatever the polarity used

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-187

  Azabou, Eric ^a,b   Roche, Nicolas ^a,b   Sharshar, Tarek ^a   Bussel, Bernard ^a   Lofaso, Frédéric ^a,b   Petitjean, Michel ^b,c  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

Author keywords

Corticospinal pathways; Diaphragm; Motor evoked potentials; Neuromodulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGMATIC CORTICOSPINAL PATHWAY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; EXPIRED AIR; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SHAM PROCEDURE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

CORTICOSPINAL PATHWAYS; DIAPHRAGM; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS; NEUROMODULATION;

ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883330288     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.07.024     Document Type: Article

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