The importance of acoustic output measurement and monitoring for the replicability of transcranial ultrasonic stimulation studies.

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Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK; Department of Medical Physics Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.

Published: February 2024


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