diff --git a/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/sideNavView/sDsSideNavView.template.html b/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/sideNavView/sDsSideNavView.template.html
index 7cd27bf583184ab5c3057c4a5c03376885afe75e..3eb540b27c35117d2322511025b8958e3d117de0 100644
--- a/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/sideNavView/sDsSideNavView.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/sideNavView/sDsSideNavView.template.html
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
     <mat-accordion>
 
       <!-- Description -->
-      <mat-expansion-panel hideToggle
-        [expanded]="true">
+      <mat-expansion-panel>
         <mat-expansion-panel-header>
           <mat-panel-title>
             Description
@@ -119,8 +118,7 @@
       <!-- feature tmpl -->
       <ng-template #featureTmpl>
         <ng-container *ngFor="let feature of (rfGetAllFeatures.features | filterRegionFeaturesById : fullId)">
-          <mat-expansion-panel hideToggle
-            #matExpansionPanel>
+          <mat-expansion-panel #matExpansionPanel>
             <mat-expansion-panel-header>
               <mat-panel-title>
                 {{ feature.type }}
diff --git a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
index 528e998a15c7c6839bc71b8e7a6dbe851a650107..7305f583d2d54dd930aaed46a14bacbde442efc2 100644
--- a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
   let-iconTooltip="iconTooltip"
   let-iavNgIf="iavNgIf"
   let-content="content">
-  <mat-expansion-panel class="mt-1 mb-1"
+  <mat-expansion-panel
     [attr.data-opened]="expansionPanel.expanded"
     [attr.data-mat-expansion-title]="title"
     hideToggle
@@ -564,17 +564,17 @@
     }">
     </ng-container>
 
+    <div class="w-0 h-0"
+      iav-counter
+      #connectedCounterDir="iavCounter">
+
+      <hbp-connectivity-matrix-row [region]="region.name"
+        (connectivityDataReceived)="connectedCounterDir.value = $event.detail.length"
+        class="invisible d-block h-0 w-0"
+        loadurl="https://connectivity-query-v1-1-connectivity.apps-dev.hbp.eu/v1.1/studies/1345998a08539dc24bda8817c7d5804558d83b1c">
+      </hbp-connectivity-matrix-row>
+    </div>
   </mat-accordion>
-  <div class="w-0 h-0"
-    iav-counter
-    #connectedCounterDir="iavCounter">
-
-    <hbp-connectivity-matrix-row [region]="region.name"
-      (connectivityDataReceived)="connectedCounterDir.value = $event.detail.length"
-      class="invisible d-block h-0 w-0"
-      loadurl="https://connectivity-query-v1-1-connectivity.apps-dev.hbp.eu/v1.1/studies/1345998a08539dc24bda8817c7d5804558d83b1c">
-    </hbp-connectivity-matrix-row>
-  </div>
 </ng-template>
 
 <!-- overlay templates -->
diff --git a/src/ui/regionalFeatures/singleFeatures/iEEGRecordings/iEEGRecordings/iEEGRecordings.template.html b/src/ui/regionalFeatures/singleFeatures/iEEGRecordings/iEEGRecordings/iEEGRecordings.template.html
index 64e66983c69b605a34b4a1fa918ed532cfc31fb1..f2dddfe5c36cc78d8dc9a6e26466e3625c765aa6 100644
--- a/src/ui/regionalFeatures/singleFeatures/iEEGRecordings/iEEGRecordings/iEEGRecordings.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/regionalFeatures/singleFeatures/iEEGRecordings/iEEGRecordings/iEEGRecordings.template.html
@@ -29,18 +29,21 @@
         </section>
       </section>
 
-      <label for="contact-points-list" class="d-block mat-h4 mt-4 text-muted">
-        Contact Points
-      </label>
-      <section class="d-flex align-items-center mt-1">
-        <section id="contact-points-list" class="flex-grow-1 flex-shrink-1 overflow-x-auto">
-          <div role="list" class="ws-no-wrap">
-            <mat-chip *ngFor="let contactPt of datum['contactPoints']" class="ml-1">
-              {{ contactPt.position | addUnitAndJoin : '' }}
-            </mat-chip>
-          </div>
+      <!-- currently hiding the contact points... until we find a better way to represent them -->
+      <ng-template>
+        <label for="contact-points-list" class="d-block mat-h4 mt-4 text-muted">
+          Contact Points
+        </label>
+        <section class="d-flex align-items-center mt-1">
+          <section id="contact-points-list" class="flex-grow-1 flex-shrink-1 overflow-x-auto">
+            <div role="list" class="ws-no-wrap">
+              <mat-chip *ngFor="let contactPt of datum['contactPoints']" class="ml-1">
+                {{ contactPt.position | addUnitAndJoin : '' }}
+              </mat-chip>
+            </div>
+          </section>
         </section>
-      </section>
+      </ng-template>
   
     </mat-expansion-panel>
   </mat-accordion>