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Amazing Brain Art

Brain-Art competition is an annual celebration of the beauty and creativity of artistic renderings emerging from the neuroimaging community. Last month concluded the first edition in which various artists from around the world submitted some incredible work for the competition’s galleries – 3D-rendering gallery, connectome gallery, abstract gallery and humorous gallery. Below are a few […]

Tibi Puiu
July 26, 2011 @ 10:12 am

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Brain-Art competition is an annual celebration of the beauty and creativity of artistic renderings emerging from the neuroimaging community. Last month concluded the first edition in which various artists from around the world submitted some incredible work for the competition’s galleries – 3D-rendering gallery, connectome gallery, abstract gallery and humorous gallery.

Below are a few pieces I found really enjoyable to see and delight myself with. Check out gallery winners, as well as more illustrations on the competition’s website.

Rebrain by Roberto Toro

Brain Mohawk by Johanna Bergmann & Erhan Genç

White Matter Fiber Tracts: Visualizations of fiber track data from diffusion MR imaging by Betty Lee

White Matter Fiber Tracts: Visualizations of fiber track data from diffusion MR imaging by Betty Lee

White Matter Mohawk by Johanna Bergmann & Erhan Genç

White Matter Mohawk by Johanna Bergmann & Erhan Genç

Amygdala anatomy and associated symptomalogy in autism by Isabel Dziobek & Michael Madore

Amygdala anatomy and associated symptomalogy in autism by Isabel Dziobek & Michael Madore

Abstract Image by Karl Zilles, Markus Axer, David Graessl, Katrin Amunts

Abstract Image by Karl Zilles, Markus Axer, David Graessl, Katrin Amunts

Andy Warhol for Neuroscientists I by Valerie van Mulukom

Andy Warhol for Neuroscientists I by Valerie van Mulukom

Fashion Show by Michel Thiebaut de Schotten & Bénédicte Batrancourt

Fashion Show by Michel Thiebaut de Schotten & Bénédicte Batrancourt

Brainy Quote by Valerie van Mulukom

Brainy Quote by Valerie van Mulukom

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