Transcranial magnetic theta-burst stimulation of the human cerebellum distinguishes absolute, duration-based from relative, beat-based perception of subsecond time intervals

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn , Issue OCT, 2010, Pages

  Grube, Manon ^a   Lee, Kwang Hyuk ^b   Griffiths, Timothy D ^a   Barker, Anthony T ^c   Woodruff, Peter W ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute; Beat; Cerebellum; Duration; Perception; Relative; Timing; Transcranial magnetic theta burst stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952401293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00171     Document Type: Article

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