Motor cortical function and the precision grip
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Motor cortical function and the precision grip
While task-dependent changes in motor cortical outputs have been previously reported, the issue of whether such changes are specific for complex hand tasks remains unresolved. The aim of the present study was to determine whether cortical inhibitory tone and cortical output were greater during precision grip and power grip. Motor cortex excitability was undertaken by using the transcranial magn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physiological Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2051-817X
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12120