Corticospinal Facilitation during Observation of Graspable Objects: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study

Michele Franca; Luca Turella; Rosario Canto; Nicola Brunelli; Luisa Allione; Nico Golfré Andreasi; Marianna Desantis; Daniele Marzoli; Luciano Fadiga

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049025

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Corticospinal Facilitation during Observation of Graspable Objects: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study

Michele Franca ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Michele Franca, Luca Turella

* E-mail: michele.tfr@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Luca Turella ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Michele Franca, Luca Turella

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department, Genova, Italy
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Rosario Canto,

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department, Genova, Italy
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Nicola Brunelli,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Luisa Allione,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Nico Golfré Andreasi,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Marianna Desantis,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Daniele Marzoli,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Luciano Fadiga

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department, Genova, Italy
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Corticospinal Facilitation during Observation of Graspable Objects: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study

Michele Franca,
Luca Turella,
Rosario Canto,
Nicola Brunelli,
Luisa Allione,
Nico Golfré Andreasi,
Marianna Desantis,
Daniele Marzoli,
Luciano Fadiga

Published: November 8, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049025

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