BrainArt

An exploration into pairing Creative Neural Networks with actual neural networks in the human brain using interpreted brain activity

Setup

Download the BrainArt repository either by:

• Downloading the zip file by clicking Code and then Download Zip
• Cloning this repository using git clone [email protected]:Union-Neurotech/BrainArt.git
  • You will need git to already be installed in order to do this. More info on git cloning here: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/cloning-a-repository

Windows

There are two ways which you can setup this project.

1. Setup Script

The setup script titled windows_setup.bat is designed to simplify the process of setting up BrainArt.

To utilize, run windows_setup.bat and follow the instructions. Make sure to run in administrator mode for best results.

Once you are finished you should be able to proceed to the next step.

2. Manual Setup

The setup script automatically:

• Creates an environment variable BrainArt that points to the directory for running BrainArt.
• Creates a python virtual environment titled .esp
• Installs all neccessary python packages to .esp

To manually do this, you can create an environment variable by:

• Going to Editing the system environment variables in control panel, clicking on Environment Variables and manually inputing a variable titled BrainArt in User Variables and set it equal to the root directory of BrainArt.
  • Example: C:\software\BrainArt

MacOS

There is currently no functioning version that works on MacOS. The MacOS setup script does not work yet. It is under construction.

Running BrainArt

Now that you have everything installed. You can run BrainArt. The easiest way is to simply run BrainArt.bat by double clicking the program or running it through a terminal.

You can also perform this manually by:

• Opening a terminal in the root directory of BrainArt
• Activating the virtual environment using .esp/Scripts/activate.bat
• Running BrainArt using streamlit run src/BrainArt.py

Roadmap

We are actively working on improving the intentionality of Brain Generated Artwork! We are working towards in the future adding:

• Real time artwork representative of real time biosignals
• Emotion recognition and interpretation
• Experimenting with alternative AI Art Generation Models

Acknowledgements

This project is a modification of the Telepathic Polluck project created for the 2022 Brain.io hackathon. The original project is accessible here: https://github.com/LeonardoFerrisi/telepathic-polluck

Special thanks to all of the wonderful collaborators who made this project possible:

• Leonardo Ferrisi (me lol)
• Ian Jackson
• Anuj Swaminathan
• Dr. Reethee Antony
• Chiharu Mamiya
• Ha Truong
• Molly Rusgrove
• Maya Mau