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Documentation
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This is where you can learn about all the things you can do with MNE. It contains **background information** and **tutorials** for taking a deep-dive into the techniques that MNE-python covers. You'll find practical information on how to use these methods with your data, and in many cases some high-level concepts underlying these methods.

There are also **examples**, which contain a short use-case to highlight MNE-functionality and provide inspiration for the many things you can do with this package. You can also find a gallery of these examples in the `examples gallery <auto_examples/index.html>`_.

**See the links below for an introduction to MNE-python, or click one of the sections on this page to see more.**

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**Getting started**

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**MNE basics**

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- :ref:`Cite MNE <cite>`
- `Mailing list <MNE mailing list>`_ for analysis talk
- `GitHub issues <https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-python/issues/>`_ for
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**Getting your data into MNE**

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**Background**

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**Preprocessing your data**

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**Background**

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