Correction to: Synaptic potentiation of anterior cingulate cortex contributes to chronic pain of Parkinson’s disease

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• Correction to: Synaptic potentiation of anterior cingulate cortex contributes to chronic pain of Parkinson's disease June 22, 2022 Mol Brain. 2022 Jun 22;15(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s13041-022-00943-6.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35733170 | DOI:10.1186/s13041-022-00943-6
• Correction to: Synaptic potentiation of anterior cingulate cortex contributes to chronic pain of Parkinson's disease June 22, 2022 Mol Brain. 2022 Jun 22;15(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s13041-022-00943-6.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35733170 | DOI:10.1186/s13041-022-00943-6
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