Transcranial stimulability of phosphenes by long lightning electromagnetic pulses

@article{Peer2010TranscranialSO,
  title={Transcranial stimulability of phosphenes by long lightning electromagnetic pulses},
  author={J. Peer and Alexander Kendl},
  journal={Physics Letters A},
  year={2010},
  volume={374},
  pages={2932-2935}
}
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