Neglect-like effects induced by tDCS modulation of posterior parietal cortices in healthy subjects

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 294-299

  Giglia, G ^a   Mattaliano, P ^a   Puma, A ^a   Rizzo, S ^b   Fierro, B ^a   Brighina, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cortical activity; line length judgment task; noninvasive brain stimulation; visuospatial perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTERIOR PARIETAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VISUAL DEPRIVATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPHYSICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054984617     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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