I used the Maker Hub 3D printers to print out a 1:1 scale model of my own brain after getting an MRI this past summer. Additionally, I printed the brains of about 26 participants in a neuroimaging study I was a research assistant for during Summer 2018. 3D printing helped facilitate my research by providing our 9-13 year old participants with scale models or their individual brains, both providing them with a physical reminder of the study and allowing them to feel involved.
A full write-up on this project can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/ryanamannion/projects/3DBrains
Creators
Ryan Mannion
Cameron McKay
Gabrielle-Anne Torre
Library Staff
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![Printing brain](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/printing%20brain.jpg?itok=cEPCnLy7)
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![Sagittal Slice](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/Sagittal%20Slice.png?itok=If8bdFAA)
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![Coronal Slice](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/Coronal%20Slice.png?itok=ObQmhC1T)
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![Axial Slice](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/Axial%20Slice.png?itok=a7eNfHhS)
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![5 scaled brains](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/5%20scaled%20brains.jpg?itok=Rstjz_EH)
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![3d image created from the three slices](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/3D%20image%20created%20from%20the%20three%20slices.jpg?itok=loo4xRXY)
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![Full size brain](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/full%20size%20brain.jpg?itok=zk1XfCM2)
Equipment Used