neuron artist

welcome to neuron artist - a neuron-drawing simulator.

CONTROLS:

- left-click the mouse and hold to draw a neuron

- right-click the mouse on a neuron to erase it

- press space to toggle the menu

SETTINGS:

- Branch: change the rate at which the axons bend and turn

- Speed: change the rate at which the axons extend out from the neuron

- Axons: change the rate at which neurons produce new axons 

this game is based off of the golgi staining method used to create images of neurons. this technique was pioneered by Camille Golgi, and perfected by Santiago Ramón y Cajal. the neurons simulated here are modeled after pyramidal neurons.  to see more pictures created in this method, go here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/revel-these-wondrous-drawings-father-neuroscience-180961881/

created by Max Mitchell for PSY09: Intro to Cognitive Brain Science at Tufts University.