tDCS application over the STG improves the ability to recognize and appreciate elements involved in humor processing.

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Published in Exp Brain Res on March 15, 2017

Authors

Mirella Manfredi1, Alice Mado Proverbio2, Ana Paula Gonçalves Donate3, Sofia Macarini Gonçalves Vieira3, William Edgar Comfort3, Mariana De Araújo Andreoli3, Paulo Sérgio Boggio3

Author Affiliations

1: Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory and Developmental Disorders Program, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Rua Piaui, 181, São Paulo, 01241-001, Brazil. mirella.manfredi@gmail.com.
2: Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
3: Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory and Developmental Disorders Program, Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Rua Piaui, 181, São Paulo, 01241-001, Brazil.

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