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Stimulating Creativity: Modulation of Convergent and Divergent Thinking by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Sharon ZmigrodLeiden University Institute for Psychological Research & Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lorenza S. ColzatoLeiden University Institute for Psychological Research & Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Bernhard HommelLeiden University Institute for Psychological Research & Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Pages 353-360 | Published online: 13 Nov 2015

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