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Brain functional connectivity differs when viewing pictures from natural and built environments using fMRI resting state analysis. / Kühn, Simone; Forlim, Caroline Garcia; Lender, Anja; Wirtz, Janina; Gallinat, Jürgen.

In: SCI REP-UK, Vol. 11, No. 1, 4110, 18.02.2021.

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Harvard

Kühn, S, Forlim, CG, Lender, A, Wirtz, J & Gallinat, J 2021, 'Brain functional connectivity differs when viewing pictures from natural and built environments using fMRI resting state analysis', SCI REP-UK, vol. 11, no. 1, 4110. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83246-5

APA

Kühn, S., Forlim, C. G., Lender, A., Wirtz, J., & Gallinat, J. (2021). Brain functional connectivity differs when viewing pictures from natural and built environments using fMRI resting state analysis. SCI REP-UK, 11(1), [4110]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83246-5

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Kühn S, Forlim CG, Lender A, Wirtz J, Gallinat J. Brain functional connectivity differs when viewing pictures from natural and built environments using fMRI resting state analysis. SCI REP-UK. 2021 Feb 18;11(1). 4110. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83246-5

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