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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