Whenever we touch, hear or see something, our brain processes these stimuli. It also processes inputs from within the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These processes allow us to interpret the world around us, control our own internal environment and are critical to our survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A team from the Neuroscience Institute led by Professor Fiona Boissonade collaborated with creative partners Diva Creative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The resulting animation shows how this processing happens and highlights how abnormal sensory processing leads to altered sensory function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A hearing test allows you to test your own hearing, while a hearing loss simulator demonstrates what it\u2019s like to experience hearing loss and how it changes how music sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Did you know that your fingertips can easily tell if two objects are touching your skin, rather than one, but your back can\u2019t always tell the difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our test shows how different parts of the body have different sensory capabilities and our human homunculus (an amusing-looking representation of our sensory systems) demonstrates why these differences occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Millennium Gallery opening times Tuesday\u2013Saturday: 10am\u20135pm (closed Mondays) Sunday: 11am\u20134pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":151,"template":"","events_category":[],"class_list":["post-150","exhibit1","type-exhibit1","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n