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Mind
The Science, Art, and Experience of Our Inner Lives
The Mind exhibit collection showcased over 40 exhibits about thinking and feeling. Working with expert advisors, the Mind team spent over four years researching the cognitive sciences to create provocative and compelling experiences that illuminate the way your mind works. Explore the inner workings of the mind through this collection of exhibits from the Mind team.
- 2008
A Sip of Conflict
Would you, could you, will you drink from a water fountain fashioned from an actual—but unused—toilet? Porcelain is just porcelain . . . right?
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Albert
A mechanical object may seem alive if it responds to you.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Bronze Hand
The combination of past experience and the sight and feel of being touched seems to change your brain's definition of your body's boundaries. You may even feel as if the fake hand is part of you.
Color Conflicts
When can reading get in the way of speaking?
Color Your Judgment
Your expectations may change your experience.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Emotion Tracer
This exhibit displays physiological arousal, a key part of your emotional state.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Mirrorly a Window
Confusing sensory information can be profoundly disturbing.
Mood Lighting
Sit down in a cozy chair and bathe your brain in a bubble of color of your choosing, dialing up anything from amber to violet. As you spend a few moments with each color, you may feel a shift in your own emotional hue.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Red Phone
Want to see what's inside? You'll need help!
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
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