The clinical diagnostic utility of transcranial magnetic stimulation: report of an IFCN committee

R Chen, D Cros, A Curra, V Di Lazzaro… - Clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
The review focuses on the clinical diagnostic utility of transcranial magnetic stimulation
(TMS). The central motor conduction time (CMCT) is a sensitive method to detect …

The use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in cognitive neuroscience: a new synthesis of methodological issues

M Sandrini, C Umiltà, E Rusconi - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has become a mainstay of cognitive neuroscience,
thus facing new challenges due to its widespread application on behaviorally silent areas. In …

Short-and long-latency afferent inhibition; uses, mechanisms and influencing factors

CV Turco, J El-Sayes, MJ Savoie, HJ Fassett… - Brain stimulation, 2018 - Elsevier
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an ideal technique for non-invasively stimulating
the brain and assessing intracortical processes. By delivering electrical stimuli to a …

Men and women are different: diffusion tensor imaging reveals sexual dimorphism in the microstructure of the thalamus, corpus callosum and cingulum

K Menzler, M Belke, E Wehrmann, K Krakow, U Lengler… - Neuroimage, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Numerous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have addressed
the question of morphological differences of the brain of men and women, reporting …

Motor control and neural plasticity through interhemispheric interactions

N Takeuchi, Y Oouchida, SI Izumi - Neural plasticity, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The corpus callosum, which is the largest white matter structure in the human brain,
connects the 2 cerebral hemispheres. It plays a crucial role in maintaining the independent …

Intermanual differences in movement-related interhemispheric inhibition

J Duque, N Murase, P Celnik, F Hummel… - Journal of cognitive …, 2007 - direct.mit.edu
Interhemispheric inhibition (IHI) between motor cortical areas is thought to play a critical role
in motor control and could influence manual dexterity. The purpose of this study was to …

Interhemispheric interaction between human dorsal premotor and contralateral primary motor cortex

H Mochizuki, YZ Huang… - The Journal of physiology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in a paired pulse protocol to investigate
interhemispheric interactions between the right dorsal premotor (dPM) and left primary motor …

Noninvasive associative plasticity induction in a corticocortical pathway of the human brain

ER Buch, VM Johnen, N Nelissen… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Coincident pairing of presynaptic and postsynaptic activity selectively strengthens synaptic
connections, a key mechanism underlying cortical plasticity. Using paired associative …

Interhemispheric modulation induced by cortical stimulation and motor training

JA Williams, A Pascual-Leone, F Fregni - Physical therapy, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background Interhemispheric inhibition might be a beneficial cortico-cortical interaction, but
also might be maladaptive in people with neurological disorders. One recently revisited …

The effect of age on task-related modulation of interhemispheric balance

P Talelli, W Waddingham, A Ewas, JC Rothwell… - Experimental Brain …, 2008 - Springer
Normal aging is associated with less lateralised task-related activation of the primary motor
cortices. It has been hypothesized, but not tested, that this phenomenon is mediated …