Frequency-dependent enhancement of fluid intelligence induced by transcranial oscillatory potentials

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1449-1453

  Santarnecchi, Emiliano ^a   Polizzotto, Nicola Riccardo ^b   Godone, Marco ^a   Giovannelli, Fabio ^c   Feurra, Matteo ^a   Matzen, Laura ^d   Rossi, Alessandro ^a   Rossi, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Hospital of Florence   (Italy)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

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EID: 84881315209     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.06.022     Document Type: Article

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