The use of biological cellular automaton models in medical, health and biological studies
Gizdem Akdur · Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences · 2011
This paper aims to present a bio-computational model mainly designed for people studying or working in the fields of biology, health sciences or medicine with no background in programming, in order to create more interesting teaching and learning environments. The model has been created on MATLAB using the principles of cellular automaton discrete models. It simulates the electrical activation in the heart at every heart beat on a normal, and on a malfunctioning heart tissue. As a result, a computationally inexpensive model has been developed which successfully simulates electrical activations at heart on 4 different types of cell neighbourhood patterns. This innovative visual model is believed to be a beneficial addition to the current education system.