Brain Atlas
Interactive 3D brain atlas for introductory neuroscience. 47 structures from BodyParts3D, color-coded by region.
Left lateral (left side) view. Frontal (blue), parietal (gold), temporal (green), occipital (purple), cerebellum (terracotta)
Chapter Guides
Ch 10: Biological Rhythms and Sleep Hypothalamus (SCN), pineal gland, brainstem, retinohypothalamic pathway
Ch 13: Memory and Learning Hippocampus, mammillary bodies, thalamus, basal ganglia, cerebellum, LTP
Ch 14: Attention and Higher Cognition Frontoparietal networks, TPJ, prefrontal cortex, executive function, consciousness
Ch 15: Language and Lateralization Broca's area, Wernicke's area, aphasia types, split-brain, dyslexia, FOXP2, recovery
Structures
Frontal Lobe
Superior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, inferior frontal gyrus, precentral gyrus (primary motor cortex), orbital gyrus
Parietal Lobe
Postcentral gyrus (primary somatosensory cortex), supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus, superior parietal lobule
Temporal Lobe
Superior temporal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus, inferior temporal gyrus, fusiform gyrus, parahippocampal gyrus
Occipital Lobe
Occipital lobe (primary visual cortex)
Limbic & Deep Structures
Hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus, hypothalamus, cingulate gyrus, insula, corpus callosum, fornix, mammillary bodies
Basal Ganglia
Caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus
Brainstem & Midbrain
Pons, medulla oblongata, midbrain, pineal gland, superior colliculus, inferior colliculus, cerebral peduncles
Cerebellum
Cerebellar hemispheres
Ventricles
Lateral ventricles, third ventricle, fourth ventricle, choroid plexus
White Matter Tracts
Internal capsule, cerebral white matter, anterior commissure, posterior commissure, stria medullaris
Visual Pathway
Optic chiasm, optic tract
Quick Start
- Download and install Blender (free, version 4.0+)
- Download this repo as a ZIP (green Code button on GitHub)
- Open
brain_atlas.blendin Blender - Orbit with middle-mouse drag, zoom with scroll, toggle lobes with eye icons in the Outliner