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Neuronal Network Dynamics in 2D and 3D in vitro Neuroengineered Systems

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Bi-dimensional networks of dissociated neurons developing in vitro and coupled to Micro-Electrode Arrays devices (MEAs) represent a valid experimental model for studying the universal mechanisms governing the formation and conservation of neuronal cell assemblies (Marom and Shahaf in Q Rev Biophys 35(1):63–87, 2002).

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Frega, M. (2016). Introduction. In: Neuronal Network Dynamics in 2D and 3D in vitro Neuroengineered Systems. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30237-9_1

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