Cortisol-induced effects on human cortical excitability

Background: Cortisol may fulfill all criteria for a neuromodulator. However, it is not known whether it may rapidly influence motor system activity in humans. Objective: Circulating cortisol levels were manipulated by administration of a single intravenous dose of hydrocortisone or saline solution,...

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Main Authors: Paolo Milani, Pietro Piu, Traian Popa, Raimondo della Volpe, Marco Bonifazi, Alessandro Rossi, Riccardo Mazzocchio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-07-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X09000801