Brain stimulation studies of non-motor cerebellar function: A systematic review

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 766-789

  Tomlinson, Simon P ^a   Davis, Nick J ^a   Bracewell, R Martyn ^a,b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Current; Magnetic; Non motor; Stimulation; Transcranial

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EMOTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL TASK; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIMING; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CEREBELLUM; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; PUBMED; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84876327421     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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