Masking visual stimuli by transcranial magnetic stimulation

Psychological Research

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 659-666

  Kammer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PERCEPTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISION;

EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34548659740     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-006-0063-5     Document Type: Article

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