The effect of afferent training on long-term neuroplastic changes in the human cerebral cortex

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 643-646

  Meesen, Raf L J ^a,b   Levin, O ^b   Swinnen, S P ^b  

^a University College Limburg   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Afferent stimulation; Neuroplasticity; Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MUSCLE;

ACTIVE TRAININGS; AFFERENT STIMULATION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; NEUROPLASTIC CHANGES; NEUROPLASTICITY; SENSORY STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATIONS;

TENDONS;

EID: 85007062111     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: 14339277     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73044-6_167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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