Open AccessAge-related changes in late synaptic inputs to corticospinal neurons and their functional significance: A paired-pulse TMS study
Author(s) -
George M. Opie,
Brodie J. Hand,
John G. Semmler
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
brain stimulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.685
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1935-861X
pISSN - 1876-4754
DOI - 10.1016/j.brs.2019.08.003
Subject(s) - neuroscience , pulse (music) , medicine , psychology , physics , optics , detector
Recent work suggests that the function of intracortical interneurons activated by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is modified in older adults, with the circuits generating short-interval intracortical facilitation (SICF) at longer intervals appearing to be particularly affected.
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