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 This repository contains the code used to analyze the data that supports the findings from the following publication:
 Qianliang Li, Marius Zimmermann and Ivana Konvalinka. Two-brain microstates: A novel method for quantifying task-driven inter-brain asymmetry.
-\italics{Under review}. DOI to the published paper will be added upon acceptance.
+_Under review_. DOI to the published paper will be added upon acceptance.
 
 The final code will also be added prior to full publication.
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