Constitutive equations for biological tissues can be sorted in two categories: structural and phenomenological. The first approach is based on the microstructure of the tissue while the second relies on a macroscopic description. Due to the nature of the neural tissue, structural approach is rarely used. Meaney [1] proposed a model for the white matter of the brain.
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Poster Session II: Other Solid Mechanics
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