Human-Specific Cortical Synaptic Connections and Their Plasticity: Is That What Makes Us Human?

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Joana Lourenço,

Affiliation Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS UMR 7225, Inserm U1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris, France
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Alberto Bacci

* E-mail: alberto.bacci@icm-institute.org

Affiliation Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS UMR 7225, Inserm U1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris, France
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About the Authors

Joana Lourenço

Affiliation Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS UMR 7225, Inserm U1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris, France

Alberto Bacci

* E-mail: alberto.bacci@icm-institute.org

Affiliation Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS UMR 7225, Inserm U1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris, France

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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