Ultrasound as a noninvasive neuromodulation tool

Biomedical Engineering Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-12

  Jun, Sang Beom ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Neurostimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Ultrasonic stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862883538     PISSN: 20939868     EISSN: 2093985X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13534-012-0050-2     Document Type: Review

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