Stimulation of the human motor cortex through the scalp.

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Published in Exp Physiol on March 01, 1991

Authors

J C Rothwell1, P D Thompson, B L Day, S Boyd, C D Marsden

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1: MRC Human Movement and Balance Unit, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London.

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