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   <a href="logo/logo_matnwb_small.png"><img src="logo/logo_matnwb.png" alt="MatNWB Logo" width="300"></a>
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-<h4 align="center">MatNWB is a  Matlab interface for reading and writing Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) 2.x files..</h4>
+<h4 align="center">MatNWB is a  Matlab interface for reading and writing Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) 2.x files.</h4>
 
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   <a href="https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/matnwb/releases/latest">