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- Title
Effect of slow repetitive TMS of the motor cortex on ipsilateral sequential simple finger movements and motor skill learning.
- Authors
Kobayashi, Masahito
- Abstract
Disruption of a cortical region can paradoxically improve behavior. After unilateral damage to the primary motor cortex (M1), increased excitability of the unaffected M1 has been shown. The M1 plays a critical role in motor performance and also early aspects of motor skill learning. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of one motor cortex can lead a temporary reduction in cortical excitability. We hypothesize that unilateral suppression of one M1 by rTMS may increase excitability of the unaffected motor cortex and thus improve motor performance and motor skill learning with the ipsilateral hand by releasing the contralateral motor cortex from transcallosal inhibition.
- Publication
Restorative neurology and neuroscience, 2010, Vol 28, Issue 4, p437
- ISSN
1878-3627
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3233/RNN-2010-0562