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The influence of repetitive magnetic transcranial stimulation over the temporo-parietal cortex on verbal comprehension was investigated in 44 healthy subjects. In right-handed subjects, trains of 50 Hz magnetic stimuli over the left hemisphere produced more errors than stimulation over the right hemisphere. The result is not very clearcut, however; thus the test cannot be used for diagnostic investigation of language dominance.
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Claus, D., Weis, M., Treig, T. et al. Influence of repetitive magnetic stimuli on verbal comprehension. J Neurol 240, 149–150 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00857519
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00857519