Theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation alters the functional topography of the cortical motor network

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue , 2015, Pages 35-43

  Noh, Nor Azila ^a   Fuggetta, Giorgio ^b   Manganotti, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI SAINS ISLAM MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electroencephalogram; Long term depression; Motor cortex; Neuromodulation; Neuroplasticity

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; OSCILLATION; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; REST; RHYTHM; SPECTROSCOPY; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84948980103     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: 21804303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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