Corticospinal excitability following short-term motor imagery training of a strength task

Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-44

  Leung, Michael C M ^a   Spittle, Michael ^a   Kidgell, Dawson J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corticospinal excitability; Functional equivalence; Motor cortex; Motor imagery; Strength training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909612703     PISSN: 2194637X     EISSN: 19320191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jirspa-2012-0006     Document Type: Article

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