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An animal model intended to model a specific human disorder as closely as possible. It typically involves mimicking the etiology or the pathology of the disease and subsequently assessing whether the resulting changes in brain and/or behavior are similar to those found in humans with the disease.
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Ellenbroek, B. (2010). Simulation Models. In: Stolerman, I.P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_855
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