Modulation of Motor Cortex Excitability by Physical Similarity with an Observed Hand Action

Marie-Christine Désy; Hugo Théoret

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000971

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Modulation of Motor Cortex Excitability by Physical Similarity with an Observed Hand Action

Marie-Christine Désy,

Affiliation Département de psychologie and Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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Hugo Théoret

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: hugo.theoret@umontreal.ca

Affiliation Département de psychologie and Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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Modulation of Motor Cortex Excitability by Physical Similarity with an Observed Hand Action

Marie-Christine Désy,
Hugo Théoret

Published: October 3, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000971

About the Authors

Marie-Christine Désy

Affiliation Département de psychologie and Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

Hugo Théoret

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: hugo.theoret@umontreal.ca

Affiliation Département de psychologie and Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HT MD. Performed the experiments: MD. Analyzed the data: MD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MD. Wrote the paper: HT MD.

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