Modulating Brain Oscillations to Drive Brain Function
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Modulating Brain Oscillations to Drive Brain Function
Do neuronal oscillations play a causal role in brain function? In a study in this issue of PLOS Biology, Helfrich and colleagues address this long-standing question by attempting to drive brain oscillations using transcranial electrical current stimulation. Remarkably, they were able to manipulate visual perception by forcing brain oscillations of the left and right visual hemispheres into sync...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Biology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1545-7885
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002032