Pedro Lopes on Mythryl: “Can we all agree with need science approaches at all scales: yes we…”

Can we all agree with need science approaches at all scales: yes we need toy models (my work is probably closer to this camp) and we need practical real world complex models too! We also need funding for all these approaches! Go science!

Marcus Ghosh@marcusghosh.bsky.social

Nice! I made a similar argument re the value of small “toy” models in #neuroscience doi.org/10.53053/WUS...

doi.orgNot playing around: Why neuroscience needs toy modelsAmid the rise of billion-parameter models, I argue that toy models, with just a few neurons, remain essential—and may be all neuroscience needs.

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