The Mind: Enter the Labyrinth

Now Showing

Explore the workings of the mind by entering a world of emotions, thoughts, memories and dreams.

Step into the shoes of those that see the world from different mind perspectives.

Discover the ways in which drugs and disorders affect our minds and question your attitudes to normality.

EVENT DETAILS

Event Type: Permanent Exhibition

Daily, Now Showing
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Mind and Body Gallery

Included with museum entry.
MV Members receive FREE museum entry.

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I found the exhbit very interesting. My daughter and I had great time trying out the various things available. I was wondering what was the thing called with the number 2 mixed among all these fives. Can you please help as I ofund the number two straight away. Please. Thankyou. Tracey

This test is for synaesthesia, where the senses become mixed. People with a certain kind of synaesthesia are particularly good at this test since they can pick out the different numbers according to their colour. You can find out more about this test from At-Bristol's 'Your Amazing Brain' website: http://www.youramazingbrain.org.uk/brainchanges/synesthesia.htm

Hi,I am currently writing a post for my website which includes a visit to your museum.Can you tell me what the room with the black and white squared floor represents?Was it an optical illusion? Thanks Sue

Hi Sue, you're thinking of the Ames Room. There's an excellent explanation of the Ames Room illustion in this YouTube video featuring Dr. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran.

I was very interested to find out that melbourne professors had received the nobel prize for their studies into the biological basis of memory. I can't remember their names though! would you be able to tell me them and also the name of the paper they published? THANKS!

Hi Fiona,

Perhaps you're thinking of John Eccles, Andrew Huxley & Alan Hodgkin - they shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on the synapse and neurotransmitters.

Eccles and philosopher Karl Popper published a well-known text in 1977 titled The Self and Its Brain.

I thought the exhibit was amazing! I think I squealed through the whole thing, and I would really like to know where that lobotomy kit was found! such a good piece of the exhibit!

I was looking for more information about the whole exhibit (some displays in Sydney and Wellington NZ come with handouts). Is there more info about the various segments on some website somewhere (such as with synaesthesia above?)

Helped me with science this year

The mind exhibition is very interesting and one of my psychology assessments is based on the exhibit. My phone battery was discharged and I could not take photos of Carla Krijt's artworks. Can you please email me the title of her artworks (I think there were 3). Also, is there a website where I can find out more about Carla Krijt? Thank you. Kind regards Eva

Hi Eva,
There are 4 paintings by Carla Krijt – all ‘Untitled’. You may be able to get further information from the Cunningham Dax centre, http://www.daxcentre.org/home, which holds more examples of her art.

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