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Food neophobia correlates with motor cortex excitability in response to disgust-related stimuli

Antonella Cano1, Chiara Lacana2, Nicola Loi1

  • 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; University Hospital of Sassari, AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy.

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Keywords:
Anterior digastric muscleDisgustEmotionsFirst dorsal interosseous muscleFood neophobiaPrimary motor cortexTranscranial magnetic stimulation

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