1. Best Representation of the Human Connectome
2. Best Abstract Brain Illustration
3. Best Humorous Brain Illustration
4. Special Topic: Comparative Neuroanatomy
5. Special Topic: Updating Classics
6. Best Video Illustration of the Brain

Congratulations to the winners:

Best Representation of the Human Connectome

Dis-connecting the dots
David Moreno-Dominguez
QMENTA Inc.

Best Abstract Brain Illustration

Alternate Parcellation
Katherine Karlsgodt
UCLA

Burning Brain
Holly Warren
University of Hertfordshire School of Creative Arts

My Musical Brain
Amal Lad
NHS

Best Humorous Brain Illustration

CNS Fireworks
Rini Varghese
University of Southern California

Special Topic: Comparative Neuroanatomy

Humonkey
Michel Thiebaut de Schotten
BCBlab

Special Topic: Updating Classics

The Translational Neuroimaging Group, University of Oxford (Retina I by Gregg Dunn revisited)
Ludovica Griffanti
University of Oxford

Gedachtenkwel (Thoughttorture)
Sonja Hillen

Best Video Illustration of the Brain

fMRI and the BOLD Signal
Jim Stanis
Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at the University of Southern California

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Best Representation of the Human Connectome

Best Abstract Brain Illustration

Best Humorous Brain Illustration

Special Topic: Comparative Neuroanatomy

Special Topic: Updating Classics

Best Video Illustration of the Brain

Maxime Chamberland
CUBRIC

Global illumination rendering techniques are often considered the gold standard for displaying 3D structures. They are however computationally expensive and most neuroimaging software packages do not support such advanced methods. Here, we applied cartoon-like shading to tractography-derived bundles to enhance visualization of their topological features. Combined with glass-brain rendering, we believe that this non-realistic rendering technique can help both new comers to the field and experienced scientists to better perceive shape specific features of brain bundles, enhancing both neuroanatomical understanding and neurosurgical planning.

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Melting Lengths
Claude J Bajada, Jan Schreiber, Svenja Caspers
University of Malta / Forschungszentrum Jülich

Data representing the various lengths of brain connections projected onto a melting brain.

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Spinning webs
David Moreno-Dominguez
QMENTA Inc.

Multi-modality Brainvis visualisation app displaying an MS dataset, different regions of the cortex extracted from T1 morphology can be seen in different colours surrounding the tractography streamlines showing white matter fiber trajectories, generated from HARDI data. The red cubes are MS lesions segmented from a T2 FLAIR image.
Authors: David Moreno-Dominguez & Albert Alises (QMENTA Inc.)

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The ATLAS Project
Tyler Ard
University of Southern California, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute

The Anatomical Tracings of Lesions After Stroke (ATLAS) project collects MRI scans of stroke patients across the world to create an open-source database designed to aid stroke researchers everywhere.

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fMRI and the BOLD Signal
Jim Stanis
Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at the University of Southern California

This video describes the principal of the blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) signal in functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). Researchers use modern fMRI to detect changes in the brain's blood flow and determine which regions are most active.
Using our innovative visualization techniques, we created 3D visualizations depicting the changes in brain activity measured by fMRI. We then zoom down to the cellular level to illustrate how neurons fire and blood flow increases.
This submission is licensed with Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives.