Probing changes in corticospinal excitability following theta burst stimulation of the human primary motor cortex

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 740-747

  Goldsworthy, Mitchell R ^a   Vallence, Ann Maree ^a,b   Hodyl, Nicolette A ^a   Semmler, John G ^c   Pitcher, Julia B ^a   Ridding, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

CTBS; Input output curve; ITBS; Motor evoked potential; Plasticity; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; THETA BURST STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOTOR CORTEX; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; THETA RHYTHM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; LONG-TERM SYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932190857     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.06.014     Document Type: Article

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