A stage for neuroscience and art: the OHBM BrainArt SIG.

Science and art have been intertwined for centuries, both embodying means for humans to represent, communicate and interpret our external and internal worlds. The collective effort to gather and organize knowledge about the brain blends well with a wide array of human creative activities, from visual and performing arts to interactive media. It thus comes as no surprise that the Organization for Human Brain Mapping has a Special Interest Group (SIG) dedicated to providing a platform for (neuro)sci-art: the BrainArt SIG.Here, after properly introducing all the main characters, we follow the development of this captivating script: from its grassroots prelude within the Neuro Bureau to its recent online instantiations. In particular, we highlight our three latest Exhibitions (Ars Cerebri, 2019; Neurodiversity, 2020; BigData & me, 2021) and the associated Competitions, not forgetting the scientific visualization sessions that have contributed to the making of brainart a distinguishing feature of the OHBM annual meeting.