Phosphene thresholds evoked with single and double TMS pulses

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 376-379

  Kammer, Thomas ^a   Baumann, Lisa W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double pulses; Fusion time; Magnetic stimulation; Occipital cortex; Phosphene thresholds

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; VISION;

ADULT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE NET; NEURONS; PHOSPHENES; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75449099259     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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