Differences between Han Chinese and Caucasians in transcranial magnetic stimulation parameters

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 232, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 545-553

  Yi, Xiang ^a   Fisher, Karen M ^b   Lai, Ming ^c   Mansoor, Kashif ^c   Bicker, R ^a   Baker, Stuart N ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caucasians; Different; Han Chinese; TMS parameters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOPHYSICS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893824372     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3763-2     Document Type: Article

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