Comparing the after-effects of continuous theta burst stimulation and conventional 1Hz rTMS on semantic processing

Neuroscience

Volumn 233, Issue , 2013, Pages 64-71

  Bruckner S ^a   Kiefer, M ^a   Kammer, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Left superior temporal cortex; Lexical decision; Semantic processing; Stimulation intensity; Theta burst stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THETA BURST STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMANTICS; TEMPORAL LOBE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873182506     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.12.033     Document Type: Article

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