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-ReMoto - Simulation system of spinal cord motor nuclei
+# ReMoto - Simulation system of spinal cord motor nuclei
-(source code and working version available at http://remoto.leb.usp.br)
+(source code and working version available at [http://remoto.leb.usp.br](http://remoto.leb.usp.br))
This project was developed by Rogerio R. L. Cisi and Andre F. Kohn,
from the Biomedical Engineering Laboratory - University of Sao Paulo,
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Cisi, R.R.L., Kohn, A. F. "Simulation system of spinal cord motor
nuclei and associated nerves and muscles, in a web-based
-architecture". Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 2008
-[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10827-008-0092-8].
+architecture". *Journal of Computational Neuroscience*, 2008
+[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10827-008-0092-8](http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10827-008-0092-8).
See also the ReMoto Introductory Page and a broader tutorial in PDF.
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obtained from this simulator. Any suggestions for improvement are
extremely welcome. Please contact: rcisi@leb.usp.br or
andfkohn@leb.usp.br.
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