Paradoxical functional facilitation in brain-behaviour research: A critical review

Brain

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1775-1790

  Kapur, Narinder ^a,b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional facilitation; Paradoxical improvement

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; FACILITATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISION;

EID: 0029962540     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/119.5.1775     Document Type: Review

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