BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 2-14 , January 2010

Brain responses evoked by high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: An event-related potential study

  • Massihullah Hamidi

      Affiliations

    • Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
    • Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Mr. Massihullah Hamidi, 1202 W Johnson St, Madison, WI 53706.
    • ,
  • Heleen A. Slagter

      Affiliations

    • Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
    • ,
  • Giulio Tononi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
    • ,
  • Bradley R. Postle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
    • Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Received 23 December 2008 ,Revised 8 March 2009 ,Accepted 13 April 2009.

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 This study was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants MH078705 (M.H.) and MH064498 (B.R.P.) and by a NARSAD grant (G.T.).

PII: S1935-861X(09)00050-3

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.04.001

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 2-14 , January 2010

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