Computerized Simulation of Biological Systems
April 30, 2008
A laboratory called the Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory, which makes computerized simulations of biological systems ranging from molecules to entire organisms, is available to scientists and clinicians studying the mechanisms of neuromuscular disease. These simulations are invaluable in the education of bioengineers and physicians toward the development of new surgeries and medical devices.
The digital humans that walk across the computer screen reveal the complex interplay of muscles, bones, momentum and gravity that makes up human movement through their visible musculoskeletal system. With a few alterations to the computer program that controls the form and function of these mechanisms, the movements of a previously healthy, agile human on the screen change into those with neuromuscular disorders such as stroke, osteoarthritis or Parkinson’s.
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