Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Prolongs the Cross-education of Strength and Corticomotor Plasticity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1788-1797

  Hendy, Ashlee M ^a   Teo, Wei Peng ^a   Kidgell, Dawson J ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BICEPS BRACHII; CROSS TRANSFER; EXCITABILITY; INHIBITION; MOTOR CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939562969     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000600     Document Type: Article

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