You wish your neurons were this pretty
Greg Dunn, having a Ph.D in neuroscience, was inspired to do this artwork by seeing neurons treated with certain stains. The neurons he saw in his microscope reminded him of the Asian art he loved so much already and went on to paint neurons in the Asian sumi-e style.
Exploring the fusion of art and science through designs in gold leaf
art and science: they work well together.
Source: the-science-llama
Being online does change your brain, but so does making a cup of tea. A better question to ask is what parts of the brain are regular internet users using.
Mo Costanza, one of the finest science writers working today, tackles a question surrounded by much pseudoscience and alarmism in his BBC Future column: Does the internet rewire your brain? (via explore-blog)
