Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the anterior temporal lobes does not dissociate social versus nonsocial semantic knowledge

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 855-870

  Wong, Cara ^a   Gallate, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior temporal lobe; Semantics; Social concepts; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; TEMPORAL LOBE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958062472     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2010.526232     Document Type: Article

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