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  "id": 16779357,
  "title": "Making virtual brain models more biologically realistic by capturing ion exchange",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/making-virtual-brain-models-more-biologically-realistic-by-capturing",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T18:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-virtual-brain-biologically-realistic-capturing.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mean-field models are a powerful tool for understanding collective brain activity. A new model extends this approach by incorporating the exchange of ions between neurons and their surroundings, bringing important biological mechanisms into simulations of neuronal populations.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}