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Targeting the neurophysiology of cognitive systems with transcranial alternating current stimulation

Flavio Fröhlich;Neurobiology Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 27599, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristin K SellersDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 27599, USA;Neurobiology Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 27599, USA
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Asa L CordleDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 27599, USA
Pages 145-167 | Published online: 30 Dec 2014

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