Preliminary pilot fMRI study of neuropostural optimization with a noninvasive asymmetric radioelectric brain stimulation protocol in functional dysmetria

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 149-154

  Mura, Marco ^a   Castagna, Alessandro ^b   Fontani, Vania ^b   Rinaldi, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Rinaldi Fontani Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Dysmetria; Fluctuating asymmetry; Functional dysmetria; Motor behavior; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMETRIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROPOSTURAL OPTIMIZATION PROTOCOL; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLA; RADIOELECTRIC ASYMMETRIC CONVEYOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84930479149     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S29971     Document Type: Article

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