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. 2017 Apr 1;13(4):925. doi: 10.15252/msb.20167347

Figure 5. Two classes of multi‐functional circuits.

Figure 5

  1. Subregion of the complete atlas (Appendix Fig S5A) where strong multi‐functional circuits are shown in black. Of the 13 bi‐functional core circuits (Appendix Fig S5A and B), four are shown here.
  2. Compatible combinations of two core induction and inhibition circuits are candidates to multi‐functionality, labeled A to G.
  3. Multi‐functional motifs show distinct modular properties. Hybrids are composed of two separable modules, or sub‐circuits, while emergent circuits cannot be decomposed into distinct sub‐circuits. As such, hybrid circuits visually appear as the sum of two induction and inhibition circuits—the union of two mono‐functional stalactites—while emergent circuits “emerge” at higher levels of complexity within a stalactite.