Mathematical models and human disease.

Mathematical models of brain function are built from data covering anatomy, physiology, biophysics and behavior. In almost all cases, many possible models could fit the available data. Theoreticians make assumptions that allow them to constrain the number of possible model structures. However, a model that was more useful clinically would result if the constraints came from lesion studies in animals or clinical disorders. Here, we show a few examples of how clinical disorders have led to improvements in models. We also show a few examples of how models could lead to neural prostheses for patients. The best outcomes result when clinicians, basic scientists and theoreticians work together to understand brain function.

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