Transcranial direct current stimulation of the premotor cortex: Effects on hand dexterity

Brain Research

Volumn 1576, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-62

  Pavlova, Elena ^a   Kuo, Min Fang ^b   Nitsche, Michael A ^b   Borg, Jörgen ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dexterity; Dorsal premotor cortex; PMd; Stimulation; Strength Dexterity test; tDCS; Transcranial direct current

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEXTERITY TEST; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THUMB; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FINGER; HAND; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MOTOR CORTEX; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926117572     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.06.023     Document Type: Article

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