Motor priming in neurorehabilitation

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-42

  Stoykov, Mary Ellen ^a   Madhavan, Sangeetha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral movement; Brain stimulation; Motor cortex; Priming; Sensory stimulation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84912022748     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000065     Document Type: Article

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