Contribution of transcranial oscillatory stimulation to research on neural networks: An emphasis on hippocampo-neocortical rhythms

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue SEP, 2013, Pages

  Marshall, Lisa ^a   Binder, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain rhythms; Learning; Memory; Sleep; TACS; TDCS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933677921     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00614     Document Type: Review

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