An Increase in Cortical Excitability with No Change in Spinal Excitability during Motor Imagery
- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 83 (1) , 288-290
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1996.83.1.288
Abstract
During motor imagery, to estimate changes in excitability of flexor carpi radialis muscle motoneurons of the spinal and cortical levels, electrical stimuli for recording H-reflex and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for recording motor evoked potentials (MEPs) were used. In the absence of movement or detectable EMG activity during motor magery, there was an increase in cortical excitability with no change in spinal excitabilityKeywords
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