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  1. Section Neurophysiology & Neuroinformatics, Dept. of Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Rolf Kötter

  2. Inst. of Anatomy II and Vogt Brain Research Institute, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Rolf Kötter

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  1. Theoretical Neuroscience Group UMR 6152 InstitutMouvement&Perception, CNRS, 163 av. de Luminy, CP910, F-13288 Marseille cedex 09, France

    Viktor K Jirsa

  2. Center for Complex Systems&Brain Sciences, Physics Department, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL33431, Boca Raton, USA

    Viktor K Jirsa

  3. Rotman Research Institute Baycrest Centre, University of Toronto CIHR Scientist, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, M6A 2E1, Canada

    AR McIntosh

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Kötter, R. (2007). Anatomical Concepts of Brain Connectivity. In: Jirsa, V.K., McIntosh, A. (eds) Handbook of Brain Connectivity. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71512-2_5

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