How I make science animations

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My name is Artem, I'm a neuroscience PhD student at NYU. In this long-requested video I share the creative process behind my videos – what software I use and break down some of my previous animations.

Patreon: www.patreon.com/artemkirsanov
Twitter: twitter.com/ArtemKRSV
Github: github.com/ArtemKirsanov

Special thanks to Crimson Ghoul for providing English subtitles!

OUTLINE:
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Software: After Effects
02:03 Software: Python modules
05:16 Software: Blender
05:55 Some helper software
7:30 Mathematical animations
22:54 3D neuron activity
23:58 Surface slicing
30:32 3D brains
32:50 Branching model
40:57 Brilliant
42:55 Outro

Some links:
Manim: docs.manim.community/en/stable/
Matplotlib: matplotlib.org/
BlenderNeuron: blenderneuron.org/
BlenderSpike: github.com/ArtemKirsanov/BlenderSpike
BlenderBrain: github.com/ArtemKirsanov/BlenderBrain
Colormaps addon: github.com/TheJeran/Blender-Colormaps

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