Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the human frontal eye field: Effects on visual perception and attention

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1109-1120

  Grosbras, Marie Hélène ^a   Paus, Tomáš ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036792301     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089892902320474553     Document Type: Article

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