TMS suppression of right pars triangularis, but not pars opercularis, improves naming in aphasia

Brain and Language

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-213

  Naeser, Margaret A ^a   Martin, Paula I ^a   Theoret, Hugo ^b   Kobayashi, Masahito ^b   Fregni, Felipe ^b   Nicholas, Marjorie ^a   Tormos, Jose M ^c   Steven, Megan S ^b,d   Baker, Errol H ^a   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Brain stimulation; Stroke rehabilitation; TMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NOMENCLATURE; PARS OPERCULARIS; PARS TRIANGULARIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; RESPONSE TIME; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCORING SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA, BROCA; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 80054117299     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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