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Towards a virtual mechanical human brain
Author(s) -
Wagner Arndt,
Fink Davina,
Schröder Patrick,
Ehlers Wolfgang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201710082
Subject(s) - toolbox , bridge (graph theory) , ohm , computer science , human brain , cognitive science , neuroscience , engineering , psychology , electrical engineering , medicine , programming language
It is supposed that the vision of an integrated Overall Human Model (OHM) can be realised by the combination of isolated models. By this means, a so‐called OHM‐toolbox contains these models, which need to be extended and/or linked to each other depending on the chosen application. However, this implies the need to bridge over several length and time scales as well as to combine different physical effects and numerical approaches. In this regard, the proposed contribution is related to the description of one part of this toolbox, namely, the overall mechanical behaviour of human brain tissue. As an application‐driven organ model, it can substantially contribute to a holistic understanding of various complex processes, such as the study of brain‐tumour treatment. (© 2017 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)