Extracellular excitation of central neurons: Implications for the mechanisms of deep brain stimulation

Thalamus and Related Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 269-277

  Grill, Warren M ^a   McIntyre, Cameron C ^a  

^a MetroHealth Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Movement disorders; Neural prosthesis; Refractory properties; Strength duration properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001427249     PISSN: 14729288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-9288(01)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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