Brain Tutor HD
Brain Tutor HD invites you to learn about the structure and function of the human brain directly on your iPad. Brain Tutor HD teaches you knowledge about the human brain through interactive exploration of rotatable 3D models and visualizations on high-resolution brain slices. This data have been computed with BrainVoyager QX using original measurements with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Besides having fun with the rotatable 3D models, the program contains information about the major lobes, gyri, sulci, Brodmann and functional areas of the cerebral cortex. Click here to watch a movie of the running program.
Getting Started
Download Brain Tutor HD from the App Store. After installation, tap the app icon to start the program. Slide your finger over the brain and head models to rotate, translate and slice the models. Pinch to zoom in or out. Select any brain area you want to leann about in the table on the left side after first selecting a specific brain atlas (lobes, gyri, sulci, Brodmann of functional areas). If you tap the arrow on the right side of a brain region, you will obtain important information about the selected structure.Support
Click here for further information on how to get the most out of Brain Tutor HD on your iPad. If you have questions or suggestions, please send an email to braintutorsupport@me.com.Background Information
The brain models are obtained from anatomical and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of a female participant. The anatomical brain data was acquired with a resolution of 1mm x 1mm x 1mm. The 3D head and brain models were obtained from this data using sophisticated segmentation and cortex reconstruction tools of the BrtainVoyager QX software. The hemisphere cortex meshes are reconstructed close to the white matter / grey matter boundary (as opposed to the pial surface) in order to allow looking inside sulci. The lobes, gyri and sulci were labelled by expert cognitive neuroscientists. The labelings and provided text information was obtained from standard text books and atlases. Note that locations of Brodmann areas are only approximations.The functional MRI scans were obtained from the same participant so that the depicted locations of functional areas are correct (for the displayed brain). More areas are scheduled to be included in future updates as well as inclusion of a probabilistic functional atala; note that any income from the software distributiion will be used to help financing further functional imaging scans.