Short latency intracortical inhibition: one of the most popular tools in human motor neurophysiology

Affiliations

J C Rothwell et al. J Physiol. 2009.

. 2009 Jan 15;587(1):11-2.

doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.162461. Epub 2008 Oct 27.

¹ Institute of Neurology, MRC Human Movement and Balance Unit, The National Hospital, Queen Square, LondonWC1N3BG, UK. j.rothwell@ion.ucl.ac.uk

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