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Building neural networks within the academy: connecting neuroscience to other disciplines

Lawrence J Wichlinski1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057.

Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education : JUNE : a Publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience
|March 16, 2013
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interdisciplinary coursesneuroscienceundergraduate education

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