Task-dependent changes of corticospinal excitability during observation and motor imagery of balance tasks

Neuroscience

Volumn 303, Issue , 2015, Pages 535-543

  Mouthon, A ^a   Ruffieux, J ^a   Walchli M ^a   Keller, M ^a   Taube, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Action observation; Balance tasks; Motor imagery; Postural control; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSPINAL EXCITABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; MALE; MOTOR IMAGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIAL NERVE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IMAGINATION; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REST; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937895298     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.07.031     Document Type: Article

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