Transcranial magnetic stimulation to the transverse occipital sulcus affects scene but not object processing

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 961-968

  Ganaden, Rachel E ^a   Mullin, Caitlin R ^a   Steeves, Jennifer K E ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT PROCESSING; PARAHIPPOCAMPAL PLACE AREA; PARIETO-OCCIPITAL SULCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPLENIAL CORTEX; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84877004241     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00372     Document Type: Article

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