Cortical function: Jump-starting the brain

Authors
O'Breathnach, U Walsh, V
Citation
U. O'Breathnach et V. Walsh, Cortical function: Jump-starting the brain, CURR BIOL, 9(5), 1999, pp. R184-R185
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
R184 - R185
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(19990311)9:5<R184:CFJTB>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Magnetic stimulation as used in studies of the human brain may not merely d isrupt cognitive functions, but also enhance them. The direction of the eff ect may depend on the frequency of stimulation as much as the area of the b rain that is stimulated. (C) Elsevier Science Ltd ISSN 0960-9822.