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NeuroWoodworks

1 year

I am super excited to present this new version of the neuromuscular unit. Motor #neuron in walnut and #muscle in cherry. The whole piece is >3ft tall. Particularly happy with the muscle.

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@NeuroWoodworks

3 months

This is my lovely wife, a beautiful soul. As much as I could, I tried to keep her afloat. Today however, depression crushed her so much that she had to be admitted to the hospital. So here I am, alone in bed, again. My four daughters try to cope the best they can and I try to

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2 years

My first attempt at a Purkinje cell, resident of the cerebellum. 🧠🔬 most complex cell, yet. I cut it out of cherry wood with a scroll saw 😅. Inspired by @dhsimmons1 images. #brain #neuron #art #neuroscience #neurology #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Just finished my most ambitious project yet: "the purkinje bear" 🐻. If you look closer, you will notice that this bear is made of 37 #brain cells, each manually cut with a scroll saw. Walnut, oak, sapele and maple woods. #neuroscience #animal #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

I love @theNeuronFamily designs, so I asked her if I could translate one of her creations onto wood. Let me introduce you: Yoga Neuron!!! 📣 This one was made with maple wood, it's about 18in tall. #brain #biology #art #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

One of my cells made it to the cover of @NeuroCellPress !!!! 😱😱😱 If you are intrigued by RNA transport, please check out the paper from my time in @TheSilverLab . Collab. with @fpolleux and @VanderhaeghenP2 . More about the paper coming soon from my other Twitter-self @ljpilaz .

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@NeuroWoodworks

7 months

Here is a wood carving of the Purkinje #neuron drawn by Cajal more than 100 years ago. It took me a bit more than 30h to make (no automation, using a scroll saw). Oak wood, 20x30 inches. This one is spoken for but I have it listed in the shop (more photos and link in 🧵).

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

A little bit of experimenting with epoxy for this hippocampal neuron. What do you all think?

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

I have reached the resolution limits of my saw with this astrocyte. Padauk wood, 8x12 inches. Brain glue is beautiful. #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

3 months

@DaniBeckman Thank you for your kind words. Yes you are right, we will definitely keep trying.

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

I had not made one of those in a while. I can tell you that it is a very nerve-racking process. One missed turn with the saw and it's game over. #purkinje #cerebellum #brain #biology #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Mini motor neuron and its myelin sheath!!! #neurocutie #neuron #myelin

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Small #brain cut out of walnut. It may not be obvious but this is just one piece! 🧠

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Creations of the week! An even split between neurons and glia. #brain #sciart #sculpture #epoxy #neurotwitter #mind #biology #glia #neuron #neuroscience

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

"Hippocampe neuronal" (neuronal seahorse). This piece will be made of 17 individual neurons. I feel giving this piece a French name works best. 😁🇫🇷 #artandscience

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Final version of a cerebral angiogram (blood vessels in the brain). Cherry wood on padauk. I love the natural color of this wood! #sciart #brain #neuroTwitter

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

I went off script today and tried something new for fun. A polyribosome 🔬🧬👨‍🔬🧪 made out of walnut and cherry woods. Negative in 🧵. Of note, these two pieces are ~8in long and are for sale. #RNA #ribosome #translation #biology #art #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

New design coming up: neural hummingbird! I should have it done this weekend.

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 months

I have been wanting to make that kind of piece for a while. A wooden #neuron shaped like a mouse! 🐀🔬✨

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

My first dorsal root ganglia neuron! #spine #science #biology #art #neuron

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Objective of the day, make 3 of those cherry wood #cerebral angiogram cutouts. These require a lot of focus and patience. #brain #woodworking

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

New yoga neuron almost ready to go! Design by @theNeuronFamily .

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@NeuroWoodworks

6 months

Please send me good vibes as I attempt to ship this purkinje #neuron .. 😱🙈🙈

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Neuro creations of the day. Sapele, cherry, and walnut woods. #purkinje #starbust #neuron #biology #neuro #brain #cerebellum #retina #gifts

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@NeuroWoodworks

8 months

I finally made this piece, "hippocampe neuronal" (neuronal seahorse). 16 #neurons cut out of Padauk, oak, poplar and maple wood. #sciart #neuroX #biology

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

3 cute myelinated #neurons ready to go.

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@NeuroWoodworks

10 months

Mitochondrion manually cut out of wood and filled with blue transparent epoxy. #biology #woodworking

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@NeuroWoodworks

9 months

Humming bird made of neurons manually cut out of walnut, cherry, poplar and redheart woods. #brain #biology #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

4 months

I was recently asked to make recognition plaques for a neuromuscular group. These were a lot of fun to make! #woodyneuron

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Attempt at carving out a cerebral angiogram out of cherry wood. I am really excited by the result. The piece measures about 13x8 in. #sciart #brain #blood #circulation

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

I curved the edges of these tiny Purkinje and Microglial cells. I think they look way more organic like this. #cuteandnerdy

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

The dorsal root ganglia #neuron sculpture got an upgrade: myelin sheaths! Walnut and padauk woods. ~10 inches long. #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

I really got out of comfort zone with this one. Connecting the #neuron with the muscle was a new challenge! 😅 Walnut and quarter-sawn oak. ~2ftx2ft. #neuro #science #sciart #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

This pyramidal neuron is my biggest neuron, yet, 30 in tall! #brain #neuron #biology #art #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Neurobiology earrings ready to travel to their future owners! 🧳🚙✈️ #astrocytes #microglia #purkinje #neurons #mitochondria

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@NeuroWoodworks

7 months

The Purkinje cell from Cajal I cut out of oak wood is almost free!! #neuro #art #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

I changed the type of epoxy I used. It takes 6 days to cure but man it's worth it. I think this is my most beautiful piece yet! A microglial cell with Excalibur pigment. #brain #biology #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

3 months

I am preparing a scientific talk for a symposium this week and had to make a slide to describe all the different neural cell types. Thought I would use my sculptures for that. 😊 #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

I am about to push my woodworking art to another level. Wish me luck as I will try to create... #purkinje #neuron #bear #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

4 months

My 12yo daughter made this model of a cell at school today! Proud papa... 🥺 #cellbiology

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Purkinje epoxy cell looking for a home. Blue gradient on cherry wood, it would look best by a window, with the light coming from the back. #brain #science #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

My most complex layer V pyramidal neuron, yet 😅. This time I allowed neurites crossing. Sapele wood. Over 2ft tall and 1ft wide. #brain #biology #sculpture #art #sciart #NeuroTwitter #neurology #neuron #synapse #LifeSciences #science

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Ooooh. I think I just sculpted a wooden mitochondrion. 😱 The color is actually that of the wood (Padauk). #powerhouse #biology #art #sciart #mitochondria #bioenergy

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@NeuroWoodworks

9 months

Mitochondria and astrocytes earrings. Colors are those of the woods, purpleheart and walnut. #science #jewelery

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

The neuronal humming bird has hatched! This piece was made out of 12 individual #neurons manually cut out of various woods, walnut, padauk, cherry, maple and oak. It will do the trip to Texas next week @CookChildrens .

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

I have made a fair amount of these astrocytes but today's piece is my favourite so far. #gliarocks #epoxy #woodworking #brain

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Introducing my work for #SciArtPortfolioWeek . Cells from the nervous system look so much like trees and plants, I decided to try to render them in wood, and that allows me to explore their forms and shapes. #neuroart #brain #neurons #glia #woodworking

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@NeuroWoodworks

8 months

Another fun piece I made this weekend for a nerdy mom. A baby mobile 👶with oligodendrocyte precursor cells, oligodendrocytes and a Schwann cell #4brainNerds .

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Cell #3 , a classic, the dorsal root ganglia neuron. Not a dweller of the brain, you will find this guy a little further down.

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

A new @theNeuronFamily yoga neuron is slowly coming out of its oak slab. #brainfun

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

A whole variety of wooden #brain #biology pieces finally going out today. Sorry everyone for the delay with these orders. Summer has been rough on me. Zoom in on the ones you want to look at closer. 👀

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@NeuroWoodworks

3 years

Hello! I am a developmental neurobiologist 🔬trying to make #brain #cells ( #neuron , #glia and others) out of wood. If you don't find your favorite in the shop (link in bio), pm me! Latest order: this #astrocyte carved out of pine & walnut finish. #microglia coming soon! #Sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Getting closer with the purkinje bear. 13 cells to go! 😅

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@NeuroWoodworks

3 years

#sciart This weekend I finally experimented with solid Walnut and made this #brain #astrocyte . I am falling in love with this wood!!! I will make more of those but they will never be identical. @etsy link in thread.

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@NeuroWoodworks

3 months

#Astrocyte epoxy art piece. Blue epoxy on Padauk wood. 1ft tall. #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

An army of wooden mitochondria is coming to life!!! #sculpting #biology

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

A year of neural cells, part 1. #Neuron and #astrocytes sculptures. #sciart #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Neuron wood sculpting of the day. Pyramidal neuron in walnut. It measures around 18x11 inches. #brain #biology #woodworking

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Saturday afternoon cell #2 . A new version of a resident of the retina, a starburst ✴️amacrine cell! I need to try new woods, give me some ideas, please. 💡 #neuro #biology #wood #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Shipments of the day. We have glia and neurons!

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Pushed my limits a little further with that one. This is a motor #neuron and its target muscle fiber. I did sequential rounds of cutting / epoxy. This piece was made in a slab of Cherry wood. #neuroscience #anatomy #woodwork #4nerds

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

I had this mini walnut #brain lying around in the shop, and could not prevent myself from turning it into a finished piece for fun. It is available, please let me know if you are interested.

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

The humming bird will feel less lonely today. I just gave him a squirrelly friend. 🕊️🐿️ 15 neurons were used to make the squirrel piece. #neuroart

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 months

Another set I never showed. 4 epoxy pieces, 1 purkinje, 1 pyramidal neuron and 2 neuromuscular junctions. #neuroscience #art #brainteasers

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 months

I finally did it! I sculpted the meditation neuron from @theNeuronFamily . Completely 3D. I had to go waaay out of my comfort zone for that one. #innerpeace #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Mini DRG neuron and Purkinje cell with googly eyes. YES or NO? #fun #biology #art #neurotwitter

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@NeuroWoodworks

11 months

#GIVEAWAY in collaboration with @Proteintech . The winner will receive this walnut wood purkinje neuron inspired by Cajal's work. To enter: 🔬follow @Proteintech + @NeuroWoodworks 🔬like this post and RT 🔬 tag your labmate

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Just finished a trio of blue epoxy #astrocytes on oak! #neurotwitter #art on #wood #sciart Link in thread.

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

A last look at the pieces before the trip to @CookChildrens . Hopefully they will make it safely there! #neurobiology #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Neuron of the day. Alpha motor neuron. Walnut, 14in tall. #NeuroTwitter #sciart #neuron #Spine

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@NeuroWoodworks

10 months

I had a commission for a neuron and its myelin sheath (left). I made its evil twin and it is available (right, link in thread). Poplar and padauk woods. #neuro #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

3 months

I think this is one of my most accurate #microglia sculpture ever. Cherry Wood. #brain #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

I did an experiment in the shop this morning. I came back to the jigsaw for this piece and it works. This means I can now try bigger pieces! I am excited. 😄 #neuron #cortex #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

We got to test a @NikonUSA super-res microscope this week. This is just incredible!!🤩 You are looking at a #neuron (🔴Microtubules, 🟢Mitochondria, ⚫️Lysosomes, 🔵Nucleus). Fingers crossed we may be able to play with this on a daily basis. #FluorescenceFriday #neurotwitter

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 months

Can't find the energy to do much in the shop these days. 😓 This is a piece I finished last month and never shared. #Astrocyte and axons fascicle on walnut.

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

I am exploring new woods. This #oligodendrocyte was made with Sapele wood, originally from Africa 🌍. I love the grain. 🤩 Happy to make you one on demand. #brain #wood #art #biology #gift . Link and closeups 👇.

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

A hippocampal pyramidal neuron hand-carved in Sapele wood. Neurons really ARE trees, aren't they? 🌳🔬Happy to make your favorite neuron in your favorite wood. ☺️ #brain #Biology #art #woodworking #sciart #Neurology #NeuroTwitter #neuroscience #nature

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Blizzard day in South Dakota, I get to spend time in the workshop to experiment! 🥶🌨️ I tried Purkinje earrings this morning and I think it works. #neuron #neurotwitter

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@NeuroWoodworks

11 months

3 neurons carved in wood. Cherry, red oak and dark walnut. #sciart

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@NeuroWoodworks

10 months

Mini microglial cell carved in Walnut. #brain #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Layer V pyramidal #neuron epoxy art. 12x32inches on walnut slab. #neurotwitter #biology #sciart #art #brain

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@NeuroWoodworks

3 months

Productive morning at the shop. I also made a yoga neuron inspired by @theNeuronFamily . This one will ship to France, it's a present for my sister.

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Using the negatives of my mitochondria wood carvings works pretty well, too 🦠🧪🪵. Now I just need to find a way to keep them together. 🤔 #CellBiology #mitochondria #sciart #woodart #sculpture

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Attempt at a motor neuron earring. #NeuroX , yes or no?

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Microglia are so cool. With this epoxy combo, they look like they are made out of liquid metal!! #braintwins

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@NeuroWoodworks

6 months

A bunch of #mitochondria are on their way West. Cherry, walnut, oak and Padauk woods. For reference, the box measures 12x24in. #powerhouse

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Morning crop of wooden biology. 🪵🪓🔬 #mitochondria #microglia #spine #neuron

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@NeuroWoodworks

11 months

😱 I think I was able to carve super tiny mitochondria! #biology #woodworking

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

I think #brain cells can be very welcoming! How about this sunny #astrocyte by the door?

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Not an astrocyte, not in the brain. A starburst amacrine cell from the #retina ! 🧿 I tried to make it as branchy as it should be. Walnut, about 11x12 inches. #neuro #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

6 months

New dark walnut astrocyte. I had made that one before but now I made it more complex. #brain #wood #neuro #art

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Sapele hippocampal neuron of the day. #neuron #brain #art #neuroart #sciart #neurotwitter #anatomy

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@NeuroWoodworks

8 months

The neuronal seahorse is getting ready for its final journey to NYC. I will make a limited number of 6 pieces, 5 more after this one. If you want yours, I added the link in 🧵comments. #neuroscienceandart

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@NeuroWoodworks

3 years

Oligodendrocyte 3.0. New upgrades are: - walnut - more smoothing work Still room for improvement but I am super excited by the results. It looks like the cell is actually a living thing. This big guy will soon be property of @Dr_Oligo ! ☺️ #brain #sciart #wood #art #neuro

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

I was asked to make an excitatory #neuron with psychedelic-y colors...

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@NeuroWoodworks

2 years

Medium spiny neuron from the striatum right off the workshop! Blue epoxy on Sapele wood. Available. #brain #anatomy #art #woodwork #sciart #neurotwitter #neuron .

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

Latest epoxy pyramidal #neuron piece in walnut wood. I smoothed up the edges to make it look more organic. Super excited about how it came up. #brain #biology #woodworking

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

New brain angiogram piece is ready. Cherry on Padauk woods. I used a scroll saw to cut out the brain piece. #neuroTwitter

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

This is where I get my inspiration. 🤩🤩🤩 #neurotwitter

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@NeuroWoodworks

1 year

I've wanted to make a composition with multiple neurons sculpted in wood for too long. This one was to highlight #neurons from the different cortical layers. 18 different neurons from 5 different woods, 1-4ft tall. #Neurology #Neurox #sciart

The Notorious EEG (M. Scott Perry MD)

@TheNotoriousEEG

1 year

The newest addition to the #neuroart 🖼️ collection! This is the entry to the #Neurosciences Research wing at the Jane and John Justin Institute for Mind 🧠 Health at @CookChildrens ! Thanks to @NeuroWoodworks for such a beautiful design!

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