BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 201-207.e1 , October 2009

Gyri-precise head model of transcranial direct current stimulation: Improved spatial focality using a ring electrode versus conventional rectangular pad

Received 13 December 2008 ,Revised 12 March 2009 ,Accepted 17 March 2009.

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 This work was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) (nos. S06GM008168 NS054783), Andy Grove Foundation, and PSC-CUNY grants.

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doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.03.005

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 201-207.e1 , October 2009

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