Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on the excitability of the leg motor cortex

2007/08/23 by Dean T. Jeffery, Dean Jeffery, Jonathan A. Norton +4 · 25 citations
Engineering · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Corticospinal tract #Diffusion MRI #Evoked potential #Magnetic resonance imaging #Medicine #Motor Control and Adaptation #Motor cortex #Muscle activation and electromyography studies #Neuroscience #Posterior parietal cortex #Primary motor cortex #Psychology #Pyramidal tracts #Stimulation #Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies #Transcranial direct-current stimulation #Transcranial magnetic stimulation

paper · doi:10.1007/s00221-007-1093-y

openalex publication_date 2007/08/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

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