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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:985-987 doi:10.1136/jnnp.74.7.985
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The effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation on movement selection

Table 1

Number of trials selecting each hand movement

TMS Number of trials Number of trials with short RT*
Experiment Intensity Site Total No of trials Contra Ipsi Contra Ipsi RT (ms)†
Contra, contralateral hand selection; ipsi, ipsilateral hand selection; M1, the motor cortex; RMT, resting motor threshold; RT, reaction time; TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation.
*≤ 200 ms in experiment 1 and 2, and ≤ 300 ms in experiment 3.
†Mean (SD).
Experiment 1 5% below RMT M1 470 210 (45%) 260 (55%) 53 (45%) 66 (55%) 323 (151)
Air 464 217 (47%) 247 (53%) 62 (49%) 75 (51%) 305 (154)
Experiment 2 Near RMT Right 581 250 (43%) 331 (57%) 102 (53%) 89 (47%) 317 (184)
Left 575 302 (53%) 273 (47%) 126 (51%) 120 (49%)
Experiment 3 5% above RMT M1 508 244 (48%) 264 (52%) 16 (38%) 26 (62%) 442 (180)
F3/4 510 234 (46%) 276 (54%) 23 (45%) 28 (55%) 398 (151)
Air 517 247 (48%) 273 (52%) 32 (42%) 44 (58%) 385 (170)

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