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The effects of intra-oral pain on motor cortex neuroplasticity associated with short-term novel tongue-protrusion training in humans

  • Shellie Boudreau

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Canada
    • Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory–Motor Interaction (SMI), Orofacial Pain Laboratory, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D, DK-9220 Aalborg E, Denmark
    • ,
  • Antoinella Romaniello

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Kelun Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory–Motor Interaction (SMI), Orofacial Pain Laboratory, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D, DK-9220 Aalborg E, Denmark
    • ,
  • Peter Svensson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory–Motor Interaction (SMI), Orofacial Pain Laboratory, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D, DK-9220 Aalborg E, Denmark
    • School of Dentistry, University of Aarhus, Denmark
    • ,
  • Barry J. Sessle

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Lars Arendt-Nielsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory–Motor Interaction (SMI), Orofacial Pain Laboratory, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D, DK-9220 Aalborg E, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45 9635 8830; fax: +45 9815 4008.
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Received 26 February 2007 ,Revised 22 May 2007 ,Accepted 25 July 2007.

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