Neural networks as a tool for modeling of biological systems
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Ryszard Tadeusiewicz
Abstract
Neural networks become very popular as a tool for modeling of numerous systems, including technological, economical, sociological, psychological, and even political ones. On the contrary, neural networks are models of neural structures and neural processes observed in a real brain. However, for modeling of real neural structures and real neural processes occurring in a living brain, neural networks are too simplified and too primitive. Nevertheless, neural networks can be used for modeling the behavior of many biological systems and structures. Such models are not useful for explanation, taking into account the biological systems and processes, but can be very useful for the analysis of such system behavior, including the prognosis of future results of selected activities (e.g. the prognosis of results of different therapies for modeled illnesses). In this paper, selected examples of such models and their applications are presented.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the AGH University of Science and Technology (Grant No 11.11.120.612).
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
Competing interests: The funding organization(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.
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