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+This code is a reimagining of 
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+Robert Staadt
+Development of a system for high-volume multi-channel brain imaging of fluorescent voltage signals
+Dissertation
+Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek
+08.02.2024
+[https://doi.org/10.13154/294-11032](https://doi.org/10.13154/294-11032)