Behavioural and neurophysiological markers reveal differential sensitivity to homeostatic interactions between centrally and peripherally applied passive stimulation

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2893-2901

  Gatica Tossi, M A ^a   Stude, P ^b   Schwenkreis, P ^b   Tegenthoff, M ^b   Dinse, H R ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Homeostatic plasticity; Human; Repetitive sensory stimulation; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL EXCITABILITY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84884700404     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12293     Document Type: Article

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