Noninvasive brain stimulation for the study of memory enhancement in aging

European Psychologist

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 41-54

  Bartrés Faz, David ^a   Vidal Piñeiro, Didac ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aging; Improvement; Memory; Noninvasive brain stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962073204     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: 1878531X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000241     Document Type: Review

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