12 2024
Brain Segmentation, Computation, and Fabrication
Independent Research Project
Research Advisors: Yiqing Wang
Collaborators: Manru (Mary) Zhang, Kexin (Cassie) Li
NeuroForm
This dataset examines MRI data, language proficiency, and demographics of early bilinguals, late bilinguals, and monolinguals to explore these variables. In our project, we attempt to segment each participant’s brain MRI to narrow onto the sagittal plane of the brain and focus on the left cerebral cortex which is strongly correlated with language.This project draws on the relationship between mechanical processes and human visual cognition. By examining how gaze patterns reflect design intentions within a space, it seeks to explore the dynamic between perception, sub-conscious decision-making, and physical representation. The foundation of the project lies in the idea that the brain's control over eye movements not only guides observation but also reveals underlying cognitive and spatial intentions.
Brain Segmentation
All MRI data accessed from open source dataset: https://openneuro.org/datasets/ds001747/versions/1.1.0;
Segmentation done through MATLAB