diff --git a/multi-area-model.ipynb b/multi-area-model.ipynb
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--- a/multi-area-model.ipynb
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@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
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-    "Neurons and indegrees are both scaled down to 1%.\n",
+    "Neurons and indegrees are both scaled down to 0.5%.\n",
     "Can usually be simulated on a local machine.\n",
     "\n",
     "**Warning: This will not yield reasonable dynamical results from the\n",