At left is a normal, healthy brain of an adolescent male. At right is the brain of an adolescent male after suffering a concussion in an ice hockey game. The increased green yellow and red colours indicate increased fractional anisotropy, a measure of resistance to the normal diffusion of water, in the fibres of the white matter of the brain. This suggests that concussion changes the microstructure of the white matter, changes that may persist for up to two months following injury
Assistant Professor Naznin Virji-Babul along with a former trainee of the Department, Michael Borich, now Assistant Professor at Emory University, have their brain images of concussion on a large format art display as a part of ‘Light Works’
Light Works is The Royal Photographic Society’s new exhibition to celebrate International Year of Light 2015 in the United Kingdom; It consists of 50 2 x 1½ metre photographs displayed outdoors. The exhibition will be shown in London, Belfast and Edinburgh and at other venues throughout the year.
The images explore ways of looking at ourselves and the world around us in a journey that takes us to visible and invisible worlds from inside our own bodies to the outer reaches of the very edge of space. The stunning images will appeal to everyone, of any age or level of science knowledge and the captions will explain what you are seeing and how it relates to everyday life.
To see the image and description of what you are seeing and how it relates to everyday life go to http://www.rps.org/exhibitions-and-competitions/current-exhibitions/rps-light-works-exhibition/49