Non-invasive brain stimulation: Enhancing motor and cognitive functions in healthy old subjects

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue DEC, 2010, Pages

  Zimerman, Maximo ^a   Hummel, Friedhelm C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Brain stimulation; Cognition; Healthy aging; Motor; tDCS; TMS

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755163707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2010.00149     Document Type: Review

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