The mechanism of transcranial magnetic stimulation in cognition

Cortex

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 128-130

  Miniussi, Carlo ^a,b   Ruzzoli, Manuela ^b,c   Walsh, Vincent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPOLARIZATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; REACTION TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 70649096847     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2009.03.004     Document Type: Note

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