To the other side of the neglected brain: The hyperexcitability of the left intact hemisphere

Neuroscientist

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 208-217

  Koch, Giacomo ^a,b   Veniero, Domenica ^a   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neglect; Parietal cortex; Stroke; TMS; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; LEFT HEMISPHERE; PARIETAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ATTENTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; REACTION TIME; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84877839666     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858412447874     Document Type: Review

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