How I make science animations

To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription. 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: Twitter: Github: 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: Matplotlib: BlenderNeuron: BlenderSpike: BlenderBrain: Colormaps addon: --- This video was sponsored by Brilliant