Horsley was the first to use electrical stimulation of the human cerebral cortex intraoperatively

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 425-426

  Vilensky, Joel A ^a   Gilman, Sid ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Electrical stimulation; Epilepsy surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SURGERY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; HUMAN;

BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 0036932553     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(02)00920-5     Document Type: Article

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