title: Neuroscience: what we cannot model, we do not understand.
abstract: To understand computations in neuronal circuits, a model of a small patch of cortex has been developed that can describe the firing regime in the visual system remarkably well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kreiman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003198:Computer Simulation; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009415:Nerve Net; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*