The Connectome by Bruno Vergauwen

These are my new REM Sleep Wave pillows now available in my new Zazzle store. Check it out for more Thinx-inspired designs.

Show your Valentine how happy she makes you with these dopamine and serotonin necklaces by Anatomology. You can find them in my Thinx Gifts shop.

Images from the High Resolution Mouse Brain Atlas

More fascinating brain images from the Human Connectome Project.

About the project:

The Human Connectome Project aims to provide an unparalleled compilation of neural data, an interface to graphically navigate this data and the opportunity to achieve never before realized conclusions about the living human brain.

Anatomical wood routings by Dave Marcoullier  

Images from Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century by Carl Schoonover

About the book:

Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century (Abrams, November 2010) follows the fascinating exploration of the brain through images. These beautiful black-and-white and vibrantly colored images, many resembling abstract art, are employed daily by scientists around the world, but most have never before been seen by the general public. From medieval sketches and 19th-century drawings by the founder of modern neuroscience to images produced using state-of-the-art techniques, readers are invited to witness the fantastic networks in the brain.

Each chapter in Portraits of the Mind addresses a different set of techniques for studying the brain, and each is introduced with an essay by a leading scientist in that field of study. Extended captions provide detailed explanations of each image as well as the major insights gained by scientists over the course of the past twenty years. The result is a peek at the mind’s innermost workings, helping readers to understand, and offering clues about what may lie ahead.

Skull Brain by Emilio Garcia

Rainbow colored Jumping Brains by Emelio Garcia

About the project:

Emilio, concerned with the digitalization of our society, saw his culture moving slowly away from the tangible. As reaction to this, he left his multimedia career and embraced the tactile. Drawn to the fascination of plastic, he started a new stage with the Secret Lapo Laboratories, a space for plastic experimentation, where he can give capacity to his artistic restlessness, far away from bits, clicks, databases and scripts. Out of this desire to make form with his own hands, the Jumping Brain viral was born. As his first independent project, the Jumping Brain has become an overnight sensation.

The Veritas collection by Vladi Rapaport 

Rapaport on the collection:

The ‘Skull Chair’ is part of my ‘Vanitas’ collection which is a collection of products inspired by the Dutch vanitas still-life paintings from the 16th and 17th century. The characteristic type of paintings where symbols of emptiness, time and death were placed on the canvas as a reminder of the vanity of earthly life. My goal was to combine the idea of thinking about death with a modern design vision and to allow the user of the product to enjoy every moment of his life by surrounding himself with the Vanitas symbols. This creates an environment that makes you understand the mortality and the absurdity of the present, but does so by letting you enjoy the very moment by giving an authentic and interesting product experience.

Anatomy in a Jar by Kiva Ford

Collages by Tyrone Dalby

Neuroanatomical atlas illustration plates from the 1786 Traité d’Anatomie et de Physiologie by Félix Vicq D’Azyr

Whether you’re a fan of anatomy or just planning your Halloween decor, you’ll find some great vintage illustrations for your craft projects at the Graphic House Etsy store.

What Have You Got In Your Head? by Sara Asnaghi. Mmm…brains