Cognitive effects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: A systematic review

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-122

  Guse, Birgit ^a   Falkai, Peter ^a   Wobrock, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognition; High frequency rTMS; Prefrontal cortex; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

COGNITION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 76949108329     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-009-0333-7     Document Type: Review

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