Brain-controlled neuromuscular stimulation to drive neural plasticity and functional recovery

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 95-102

  Ethier, C ^a   Gallego, J A ^a,b   Miller, L E ^a,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS   (Spain)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OBJECT MANIPULATION; PINCH STRENGTH; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING SPEED; ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84938522328     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2015.03.007     Document Type: Review

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