Contribution of noninvasive cortical stimulation to the study of memory functions

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 250-259

  Floel, A ^a,b   Cohen, L G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Episodic memory; Long term potentiation; Procedural memory; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMAN; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM MEMORY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROIMAGING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL MEMORY; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MEMORY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 33846589793     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2006.08.006     Document Type: Review

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