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Comment
. 2015 Jul;138(Pt 7):1766-7.
doi: 10.1093/brain/awv121.

Brain stimulation and memory

Itzhak Fried  1
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Comment

Brain stimulation and memory

Itzhak Fried. Brain. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to ‘Visual-spatial memory may be enhanced with theta burst deep brain stimulation of the fornix: a preliminary investigation with four cases’, by Miller et al. (doi:10.1093/brain/awv095).

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