MODELS OF THE BASAL GANGLIA
Models can be useful in helping to determine how areas of the brain operate and what functions they may perform. Models can be built at many levels. For example, a model could capture the operation of a single neuron in great detail. Models at higher levels may capture the interactions of many thousands of neurons (an example is shown above). Neurons in these network models are generally represented much more simplisticly. Computers are often utilised to simulate models and demonstrate their operation and function.
NETWORKED CELLS