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which means that any optimization procedure where the motor neurons are xed
will provide, given the motor-neuron connectivity, a good balance in the positioning
of neurons of G7. This is pretty uninformative about the actual position of the rest
of neurons but eventually gives a bound for the error that dominates the out-coming
results. In our opinion, these ndings arise important concerns about the method
to support the wiring economy principle in neuronal networks, and encourage the
scientic community to nd new approaches to reveal the mechanisms governing
the biological topology of neuronal networks.
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