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Making models of the nervous system can be an invaluable and often essential step in understanding how it works. Before describing a particular example of modeling it is perhaps worthwhile to inquire a little more deeply into the relationship between modeling and understanding.
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Wilson, M., Borges, S. (1992). Explaining Lateral Interactions in the Retina with the Help of Models. In: Eeckman, F.H. (eds) Analysis and Modeling of Neural Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4010-6_16
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