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Functional neuroimaging and behavioral correlates of multisite tDCS as an add-on to language training in a person with post-stroke non-fluent aphasia: a year-long case study

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Pages 8-17 | Received 25 Apr 2023, Accepted 22 Apr 2024, Published online: 03 May 2024

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