Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages 84-93 , December 2006

Noninvasive Cortical Stimulation in Neurorehabilitation: A Review

  • Michelle L. Harris-Love, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Michelle Harris-Love, PT, PhD, Human Cortical Physiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD 20892
    • ,
  • Leonardo G. Cohen, MD

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 Supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (competitive postdoctoral fellowship and intramural program).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)01277-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.08.330

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages 84-93 , December 2006

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