Young Daniel L, Poon Chi-Sang
Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
Behav Brain Sci. 2001 Dec;24(6):1080-1081. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X01540121.
Biological models are useful not only because they can simulate biological behaviors, but because they may shed light on the inner workings of complex biological structures and functions as deduced by top-down and/or bottom-up reasoning. Beyond the stylistic appeal of specific implementation methods, a model should be appraised according to its ability to bring out the underlying organizing and operating principles - which are truly the model's heart and soul.
生物模型之所以有用，不仅是因为它们能够模拟生物行为，还因为它们可以通过自上而下和/或自下而上的推理，揭示复杂生物结构和功能的内部运作机制。除了特定实现方法的形式吸引力之外，一个模型应该根据其揭示潜在组织和运作原理的能力来评估——而这些原理才是模型真正的核心和灵魂。
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