Neuroscience

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: Crossroads: Getting Started

Benham's Disk

The colors you see here are all in your head.

Where: Bechtel Gallery 3: Seeing & Listening

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.

Where: Osher Gallery 1: Human Phenomenon

Cheshire Cat

Make your partner's face disappear, leaving only a smile.

Where: Bechtel Gallery 3: Seeing & Listening

Color Conflicts

When can reading get in the way of speaking?

Where: Osher Gallery 1: Human Phenomenon

Disappearing Act

An animal that blends in with its environment is much easier to see when it's moving than when it's still.

Where: Crossroads: Getting Started

Floater Theater

Floater Theater is an intimate theatrical environment that whimsically prompts participants to explore the fascinating, commonly experienced phenomenon of eye floaters.

Where: Bechtel Gallery 3: Seeing & Listening