Poster: BrainTrek - An immersive environment for investigating neuronal tissue

Author

Morehead, Michael ; Jones, Quinn ; Blatt, Jared ; Holcomb, Paul ; Schultz, Jamie ; DeFanti, Tom ; Ellisman, Mark ; Doretto, Gianfranco ; Spirou, George A.

Author_Institution

CSEE Dept., West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

29-30 March 2014

Firstpage

157

Lastpage

158

Abstract

The high degree of complexity in cellular and circuit structure of the brain poses challenges for understanding tissue organization, extrapolated from large serial sections electron microscopy (ssEM) image data. We advocate the use of 3D immersive virtual reality (IVR) to facilitate the human analysis of such data. We have developed and evaluated the BrainTrek system - a CAVE-based IVR environment with a dedicated and intuitive user interface tailored to the investigation of neural tissue by scientists and educators.

Keywords

biology computing; brain; neurophysiology; virtual reality; 3D immersive virtual reality; BrainTrek system; CAVE-based IVR environment; brain cellular structure; brain circuit structure; immersive environment; neuronal tissue investigation; serial sections electron microscopy; tissue organization; user interface; Brain models; Educational institutions; Neurons; Neuroscience; Three-dimensional displays; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

3D User Interfaces (3DUI), 2014 IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/3DUI.2014.6798868

Filename

6798868