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From: "Mohamed E. Masoud" <36082112+Mmasoud1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:37:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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+## Contribution and Authorship Guidelines
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+If you use or modify Brainchop in a derivative work intended for publication (such as a research paper or software tool), please acknowledge the original Brainchop project and the original authors. Proper citation should include the following:
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+"Brainchop, originally developed by Mohamed Masoud and Sergey Plis (2023), was used in the development of this work."
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+We also request that significant contributions to derivative works be recognized by including original authors as co-authors, where appropriate.
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+<br>
 ## Funding
 
 This work was funded by the NIH grant RF1MH121885. Additional support from NIH R01MH123610, R01EB006841 and NSF 2112455.