Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 27, Issue 9 , Pages 1175-1186 , November 2009

Steady-state activation in somatosensory cortex after changes in stimulus rate during median nerve stimulation

  • Paolo Manganotti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, Section of Neurological Rehabilitation, “Gianbattista Rossi” Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 045 8124768; fax: +39 045 8027276.
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  • Emanuela Formaggio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, Section of Neurological Rehabilitation, “Gianbattista Rossi” Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
    • Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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  • Silvia Francesca Storti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, Section of Neurological Rehabilitation, “Gianbattista Rossi” Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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  • Mirko Avesani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, Section of Neurological Rehabilitation, “Gianbattista Rossi” Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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  • Michele Acler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, Section of Neurological Rehabilitation, “Gianbattista Rossi” Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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  • Francesco Sala

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, Section of Neurological Rehabilitation, “Gianbattista Rossi” Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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  • Stefano Magon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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  • Giada Zoccatelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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  • Francesca Pizzini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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  • Franco Alessandrini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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  • Antonio Fiaschi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Vision Sciences, Section of Neurological Rehabilitation, “Gianbattista Rossi” Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
    • IRCCS “San Camillo” Hospital, 30126 Venice, Italy
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  • Alberto Beltramello

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy

Received 12 January 2009 ,Revised 10 February 2009 ,Accepted 6 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2009.05.009

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 27, Issue 9 , Pages 1175-1186 , November 2009

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