Transcranial direct current stimulation reverses neurophysiological and behavioural effects of focal inhibition of human pharyngeal motor cortex on swallowing

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 592, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 695-709

  Vasant, Dipesh H ^a   Mistry, Satish ^a   Michou, Emilia ^a   Jefferson, Samantha ^a   Rothwell, John C ^b   Hamdy, Shaheen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DEGLUTITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURAL INHIBITION; PHARYNX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84894024859     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.263475     Document Type: Article

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