Improvement of the working memory and naming by transcranial direct current stimulation

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 585-595

  Jeon, Seo Young ^a   Han, Soo Jeong ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Language; Naming; Prefrontal cortex; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872504535     PISSN: 22340645     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2012.36.5.585     Document Type: Article

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