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Functional and structural benefits of separately operating right and left thalamo-cortical networks

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The authors thank Judy Benson for copyediting of the manuscript. The study was supported by the German Ministry of Education and Research, the Hertie Foundation, and the German Foundation for Neurology.

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  1. German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    Thomas Brandt

  2. Department of Neurology and German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany

    Marianne Dieterich

  3. Munich Center for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany

    Marianne Dieterich

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Brandt, T., Dieterich, M. Functional and structural benefits of separately operating right and left thalamo-cortical networks. J Neurol 265 (Suppl 1), 98–100 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-8824-9

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