Transcranial magnetic stimulation in study of the visual pathway

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 288-304

  Amassian, Vahe E ^a   Cracco, Roger Q ^a   Maccabee, Paul J ^a   Cracco, Joan B ^a   Rudell, Alan P ^a   Eberle, Larry ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Phosphenes; Suppression; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; MASKING; MYELINATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISION; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0031662301     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199807000-00002     Document Type: Review

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