The Museum of Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art

As featured in Science and Knitting Help.

This is the world's largest extant collection of anatomically correct fabric brain art. Inspired by research from neuroscience, dissection and neuroeconomics, our current exhibition features three quilts with functional images from PET and fMRI scanning and a knitted brain. The artists are Marjorie Taylor and Karen Norberg. Techniques used include quilting, applique, embroidery, beadwork, knitting, and crocheting. Materials include fabric, yarn, metallic threads, electronic components such as magnetic core memory, and wire, zippers, and beads.

 

While our artists make every effort to insure accuracy, we cannot accept responsibility for the consequences of using fabric brain art as a guide for functional magnetic resonance imaging, trans-cranial magnetic stimulation, neurosurgery, or single-neuron recording.

Please visit our sister site, the Gallery of Wooden Brain Art.

Bill Harbaugh, Curator

We welcome comments about the artistic merit and scientific accuracy of our work. Please add yours here.

 

Karen Norberg #1. Click and drag for details.

 

Marjorie Taylor #2. Click and drag for details.

 

Marjorie Taylor #1. Click and drag for details.

 

Marjorie Taylor #3. Click and drag for details.

 

Marjorie Taylor #2, left panel. Click and drag for details.

 

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Curator's Statement:

We hope you have enjoyed your visit to the Museum. If you have fabric brain art that you would like to have added to our exhibits, or if you have any interesting electronic components or other items that belong on brain quilts, please email the Curator, Bill Harbaugh, at wtharbaugh at gmail.com, or http:/harbaugh.org. All work and images are copyright of the artists. We thank Zoomify, Jotspot , and UO for free software and hosting.