Priming theta burst stimulation enhances motor cortex plasticity in young but not old adults

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 298-304

  Opie, George M ^a   Vosnakis, Eleni ^a   Ridding, Michael C ^a   Ziemann, Ulf ^b   Semmler, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Metaplasticity; Priming; Theta burst stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION SYSTEM; AGE; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NEUROSURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; YOUNG ADULT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027932028     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2017.01.003     Document Type: Article

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