The functional importance of rhythmic activity in the brain

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Thut, Gregor ^a   Miniussi, Carlo ^b,c   Gross, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 84865253331     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.061     Document Type: Review

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