Wannan Tang
Human Internal Designs—Scientific-Artistic Transformation
The human nervous system is naturally designed to perform all activities in our everyday lives. The major information input and output unit of the central nervous system (CNS) is the brain. The smaller functional units in our brain are different neural networks and pathways that are composed of millions of individual neurons.
One important study of neuroscience nowadays is to visualize these very delicate neural structures to further analyze their related functions. Different parts of our brain are designed for different tasks, for instance the hippocampus for learning and memory, the olfactory bulb for vision, etc. In my illustrations, I try to visualize these natural human internal designs of different parts of the brain by using oil paintings. The representation of different brain structures or neural structures on the canvas demonstrates not only the morphology, but also how our brain undergoes certain processes. This combination of artistic illustration and scientific content offers a new gateway to transform these human internal designs into artistic forms for the public.
Fig. 1: Coupling
Fig. 2: In Vitro Labeling
Fig. 3: Apoptosis
Fig. 4: In Vivo Labeling
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Fig. 6: Mitral Dancing
