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Received: 05 February 2014; accepted: 12 June 2014; published online: 09 July 2014.
Citation: Daly I, Faller J, Scherer R, Sweeney-Reed CM, Nasuto SJ, Billinger M and
Müller-Putz GR (2014) Exploration of the neural correlates of cerebral palsy for
sensorimotor BCI control. Front. Neuroeng. 7:20. doi: 10.3389/fneng.2014.00020
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