Bifrontal transcranial direct current stimulation modulates tinnitus intensity and tinnitus-distress-related brain activity

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 605-614

  Vanneste, Sven ^a   De Ridder, Dirk ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Functional connectivity; Gamma; Human; Phase synchronization; Standardized low resolution brain electromagnetic tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINNITUS; TINNITUS DISTRESS RELATED BRAIN ACTIVITY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 80051666092     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07778.x     Document Type: Article

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