Modulating neuronal activity produces specific and long-lasting changes in numerical competence

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 2016-2020

  Cohen Kadosh, Roi ^a   Soskic, Sonja ^b   Iuculano, Teresa ^a,c   Kanai, Ryota ^c   Walsh, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; PARIETAL LOBE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; LEARNING; PARIETAL LOBE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649250760     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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