Monday, May 16, 2016

Stepping into the virtual brain

Abstract:

One of the keys towards understanding how the brain works as a whole is visualisation of how the individual cells function; photo-realistic rendering is therefore important.

Ray-tracing can help to highlight areas of the circuits where cells touch each other and where synapses are being created. In combination with ‘global illumination’, which uses light, shadow, and depth of field effects to simulate photo-realistic images, this technique makes it easier to visualise how the neurons function.

Slides of the talk given in Tokyo, about interactive ray-tracing in the context of brain visualization.