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Szentágothai, J. (1983). The modular architectonic principle of neural centers. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 98. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 98. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0033866

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