diff --git a/figures/MAM2EBRAINS/.ipynb_checkpoints/M2E_visualize_resting_state-checkpoint.py b/figures/MAM2EBRAINS/.ipynb_checkpoints/M2E_visualize_resting_state-checkpoint.py
index 29761a6bf5c5f6f34f13dffed60c2a34b30e70af..c5d9f0881a18cf4f610a7d134df1e6dedc68e7fe 100644
--- a/figures/MAM2EBRAINS/.ipynb_checkpoints/M2E_visualize_resting_state-checkpoint.py
+++ b/figures/MAM2EBRAINS/.ipynb_checkpoints/M2E_visualize_resting_state-checkpoint.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import os
 import sys
 sys.path.append('./figures/Schmidt2018_dyn')
 
-from helpers import original_data_path, population_labels
+# from helpers import original_data_path, population_labels
+from helpers import population_labels
 from multiarea_model import MultiAreaModel
 from plotcolors import myred, myblue
 
diff --git a/figures/MAM2EBRAINS/M2E_visualize_resting_state.py b/figures/MAM2EBRAINS/M2E_visualize_resting_state.py
index 29761a6bf5c5f6f34f13dffed60c2a34b30e70af..c5d9f0881a18cf4f610a7d134df1e6dedc68e7fe 100644
--- a/figures/MAM2EBRAINS/M2E_visualize_resting_state.py
+++ b/figures/MAM2EBRAINS/M2E_visualize_resting_state.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import os
 import sys
 sys.path.append('./figures/Schmidt2018_dyn')
 
-from helpers import original_data_path, population_labels
+# from helpers import original_data_path, population_labels
+from helpers import population_labels
 from multiarea_model import MultiAreaModel
 from plotcolors import myred, myblue
 
diff --git a/multi-area-model.ipynb b/multi-area-model.ipynb
index 6d39e50fe9753635f52c47b69c38f1953c7d0fa1..2445cfbd59c0d7114b95912d51b68c40e7feb5a2 100644
--- a/multi-area-model.ipynb
+++ b/multi-area-model.ipynb
@@ -120,14 +120,15 @@
      ]
     },
     {
-     "ename": "ModuleNotFoundError",
-     "evalue": "No module named 'M2E_visualize_interareal_connectivity'",
+     "ename": "ImportError",
+     "evalue": "cannot import name 'original_data_path' from 'helpers' (/opt/app-root/src/MAM2EBRAINS/./figures/Schmidt2018/helpers.py)",
      "output_type": "error",
      "traceback": [
       "\u001b[0;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
-      "\u001b[0;31mModuleNotFoundError\u001b[0m                       Traceback (most recent call last)",
-      "Cell \u001b[0;32mIn [2], line 12\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m     10\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mmultiarea_model\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m MultiAreaModel\n\u001b[1;32m     11\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mmultiarea_model\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m Analysis\n\u001b[0;32m---> 12\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mM2E_visualize_interareal_connectivity\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m visualize_interareal_connectivity\n\u001b[1;32m     13\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mM2E_visualize_instantaneous_and_mean_firing_rates\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m plot_instan_mean_firing_rate\n\u001b[1;32m     14\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mM2E_visualize_resting_state\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m plot_resting_state\n",
-      "\u001b[0;31mModuleNotFoundError\u001b[0m: No module named 'M2E_visualize_interareal_connectivity'"
+      "\u001b[0;31mImportError\u001b[0m                               Traceback (most recent call last)",
+      "Cell \u001b[0;32mIn [2], line 16\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m     14\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mM2E_visualize_interareal_connectivity\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m visualize_interareal_connectivity\n\u001b[1;32m     15\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mM2E_visualize_instantaneous_and_mean_firing_rates\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m plot_instan_mean_firing_rate\n\u001b[0;32m---> 16\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mM2E_visualize_resting_state\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m plot_resting_state\n\u001b[1;32m     17\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mconfig\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m base_path, data_path\n",
+      "File \u001b[0;32m~/MAM2EBRAINS/./figures/MAM2EBRAINS/M2E_visualize_resting_state.py:8\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m      5\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01msys\u001b[39;00m\n\u001b[1;32m      6\u001b[0m sys\u001b[38;5;241m.\u001b[39mpath\u001b[38;5;241m.\u001b[39mappend(\u001b[38;5;124m'\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124m./figures/Schmidt2018_dyn\u001b[39m\u001b[38;5;124m'\u001b[39m)\n\u001b[0;32m----> 8\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mhelpers\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m original_data_path, population_labels\n\u001b[1;32m      9\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mmultiarea_model\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m MultiAreaModel\n\u001b[1;32m     10\u001b[0m \u001b[38;5;28;01mfrom\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;21;01mplotcolors\u001b[39;00m \u001b[38;5;28;01mimport\u001b[39;00m myred, myblue\n",
+      "\u001b[0;31mImportError\u001b[0m: cannot import name 'original_data_path' from 'helpers' (/opt/app-root/src/MAM2EBRAINS/./figures/Schmidt2018/helpers.py)"
      ]
     }
    ],