014: Brain Scans
Some visuals from a neuroscience study.
![014: Brain Scans](/content/images/size/w1460/2020/03/ep14-titlecard-1.jpg)
My friend sent in some images of his brain.
These are from a neuroscience research study.
They are T1-weighted structural images of his head 😳.
![](https://www.thefirejar.com/content/images/2020/03/screenshot-muted_vector.png)
![](https://www.thefirejar.com/content/images/2020/03/screenshot-top_vector.png)
![](https://www.thefirejar.com/content/images/2020/03/screenshot-color_vector.png)
Beautiful and bizarre.
![looping GIF of MRI cross-section of brain](https://www.thefirejar.com/content/images/2020/03/timelapse-head_GIF.gif)
This was for academic research only (he's fine).
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