Hemispheric differences in corticospinal excitability and in transcallosal inhibition in relation to degree of handedness

T Davidson, F Tremblay - Plos one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
In this study, we examined hemispheric differences in corticospinal excitability and in
transcallosal inhibition in a selected group of young adults (n= 34) grouped into three …

Handedness is mainly associated with an asymmetry of corticospinal excitability and not of transcallosal inhibition

L De Gennaro, R Cristiani, M Bertini, G Curcio… - Clinical …, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The study aims to compare transcallosal inhibition (TI), as assessed by the
paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) technique, in a sample of right-handed …

Hemispheric asymmetries of cortico-cortical connections in human hand motor areas

C Civardi, A Cavalli, P Naldi, C Varrasi… - Clinical …, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: To evaluate possible functional asymmetries of the motor cortex on the hand-
dominant versus the non-dominant hemisphere. Methods: We assessed the handedness of …

Modulating neuronal excitability in the motor cortex with tDCS shows moderate hemispheric asymmetry due to subjects' handedness: a pilot study

S Schade, V Moliadze, W Paulus… - Restorative neurology …, 2012 - content.iospress.com
Purpose: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has proven to be a useful tool for
fundamental brain research as well as for attempts in therapy of neurological and psychiatric …

Asymmetry of motor cortex excitability during a simple motor task: relationships with handedness and manual performance

B Brouwer, MV Sale, MA Nordstrom - Experimental brain research, 2001 - Springer
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to assess the relative contribution of the
corticospinal (CS) pathway in activating the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) muscle in each …

Primary motor cortex and ipsilateral control: a TMS study

CS Reid, DJ Serrien - Neuroscience, 2014 - Elsevier
In this transcranial magnetic stimulation study, we assessed motor cortex excitability in the
resting hemisphere while the homologous side was active during a voluntary unimanual …

Handedness, dexterity, and motor cortical representations

JA Bernard, SF Taylor… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Motor system organization varies with handedness. However, previous work has focused
almost exclusively on direction of handedness (right or left) as opposed to degree of …

Developmental profile of motor cortex transcallosal inhibition in children and adolescents

P Ciechanski, E Zewdie… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Transcallosal fibers facilitate interhemispheric networks involved in motor tasks. Despite
their clinical relevance, interhemispheric motor control systems have not been completely …

[HTML][HTML] Asymmetric transcallosal conduction delay leads to finer bimanual coordination

M Bortoletto, L Bonzano, A Zazio, C Ferrari, L Pedulla… - Brain Stimulation, 2021 - Elsevier
It has been theorized that hemispheric dominance and more segregated information
processing have evolved to overcome long conduction delays through the corpus callosum …

Human corticospinal excitability evaluated with transcranial magnetic stimulation during different reaction time paradigms

L Leocani, LG Cohen, EM Wassermann, K Ikoma… - Brain, 2000 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate corticospinal excitability of both hemispheres during
the reaction time (RT) using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Nine right-handed …