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MeSH Heading: Photic Stimulation
Tree Number(s): E05.723.729
Unique ID: D010775
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010775
Scope Note: Investigative technique commonly used during ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY in which a series of bright light flashes or visual patterns are used to elicit brain activity.
Entry Term(s): Stimulation, Photic; Visual Stimulation
Previous Indexing: Light (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(72)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/26

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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