Intra- and intersession reliability of ipsilateral motor pathway excitability measurements in male and female adults
Abstract
The cortico-reticulospinal tract is now thought to be an important regulator of voluntary force, but there is a shortage of accepted measures assessing its excitability. Here, we used transcranial magnetic stimulation to elicit ipsilateral motor-evoked potentials (iMEPs) in a large group of healthy males and females. We demonstrated good-to-excellent reproducibility across all iMEP characteristics (including latency, amplitude, and presence) in both sexes. iMEPs are, thus, a useful tool to assess cortico-reticulospinal excitability.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Applied Physiology
- Publisher
- American Physiological Society
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1389–1402
- Publication date
- 14 April 2026
- Language
- EN