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Auditory Cortex Stimulation for Tinnitus

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Abbreviations

BOLD:

Blood oxygen level dependent

EEG:

Electroencephalography

ERP:

Event related potential

fMRI:

Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Hz:

Hertz

iEEG:

Intracranial EEG

MEG:

Magnetoencephalography

MSI:

Magnetic source imaging

PET:

Positron emission tomography

rTMS:

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

TRI:

Tinnitus research initiative

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    Aage R. Møller

  2. Department of Psychiatry Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Berthold Langguth

  3. BRAI2N/TRI Tinnitus Clinic and Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Dirk De Ridder

  4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Tobias Kleinjung

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De Ridder, D., Vanneste, S. (2011). Auditory Cortex Stimulation for Tinnitus. In: Møller, A.R., Langguth, B., De Ridder, D., Kleinjung, T. (eds) Textbook of Tinnitus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-145-5_90

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