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A theoretical analysis of the Functional matrix

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Aided, in part, by a grant NB 00965, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, National Institutes of Health.

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Moss, M.L. A theoretical analysis of the Functional matrix. Acta Biotheor 18, 195–202 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01556727

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