The neural mechanisms of the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on perception

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2982-2989

  Ruzzoli, Manuela ^a,b   Marzi, Carlo A ^a   Miniussi, Carlo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953503374     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01096.2009     Document Type: Article

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