Can noninvasive brain stimulation enhance function in the ageing brain?

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-3

  Vallence, Ann Maree ^a   Goldsworthy, Mitchell R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Consolidation; Noninvasive brain stimulation; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR;

AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRAINING; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AGEING; CONSOLIDATION; NONINVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION; SKILL ACQUISITION;

AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84891516352     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00088.2013     Document Type: Article

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