Postexercise facilitation appears durable in normal subjects.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to study the postexercise facilitation of 11 normal subjects on eight occasions. Between individuals, there was almost a sixfold difference in facilitation. The greatest positive percentage change for any individual was 61%, and the greatest negative percentage change was 51%. The results suggest that facilitation is a durable individual characteristic of normal subjects. Serial studies may therefore be indicated in monitoring individuals suffering relapsing conditions.
Pridmore
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Department of Psychological Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital and the School of Psychology and University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. s.pridmore@utas.edu.au
Bruno
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Turnier-Shea
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Rybak
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Reid
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D000328:Adult; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena / Q000379:methods*; D004576:Electromyography; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012886:Skull