There are lots of things I have to catch my blog up on!! First, in mid January I met with a professional architect, Mr. Perry Carsley, who frequently builds models and makes molds to discuss my idea and which materials/methods would be best fit for the type of anatomical model I wanted to construct. Here are some notes I took: I have made the smaller half-neuron from my design sculpted out of sulfur-free polymer clay so it can have a silicone mold made of it. I need to construct the larger neuron, but I will be using the same soma (I will fill the mold twice to make two copies) which isn’t physically attached to the clay structure. I have also been learning to program using Arduino, bought an Arduino Uno, and have been working on sequential LED programs. I also made a few stop-motion videos with ideas for further applications of these sequences. From my fellows review board at the beginning of February, I gained some helpful insight regarding the presentation of my project and how to better organize the explanation fo the various parts. In the next few weeks, I will finish the entire clay sculpture of the neuron, and over spring break work with Mrs. Carsley and her husband to help construct the mold itself!
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