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diff --git a/figures/Schmidt2017/Fig8_laminar_paths.py b/figures/Schmidt2017/Fig8_laminar_paths.py
index f285db45c8713d9f39d8c553ee41d0f01e494638..6199ec28dfe24143861ced814b245412a3afed82 100644
--- a/figures/Schmidt2017/Fig8_laminar_paths.py
+++ b/figures/Schmidt2017/Fig8_laminar_paths.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SLN_completed = proc['SLN_completed']
 SLN_Data_FV91 = proc['SLN_Data_FV91']
 arch_types = proc['architecture_completed']
 
-par = {'g': -4.}
+par = {'connection_params': {'g': -4.}}
 M = MultiAreaModel(par, theory=True, simulation=False)
 
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                               source_areas=[source_area],
                               complete_area_list=area_list,
                               external=False)
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+        pM = path_length_matrix[indices[:, :-1]]
         pM = pM.reshape(
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         imin = np.unravel_index(np.argmin(pM), pM.shape)