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Date: | Thu, 24 Aug 1995 08:17:54 -0600 |
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The Boston Museum of Science has an obtuse exhibit on the brain- one
walks into a mirrored hall with black squigglies (neuron representations)
painted on the walls. A crackling sound (simulated neurons firing)
periodically surrounds the visitor. I cannot imagine visitors gleaning
anything from it. While the museum is fairly active in cutting edge
exhibit development they keep the above mentioned "display".
On the mental health side, the Harvard Medical School museum has a
display of Phineas T. Gage's skull. Mr. Gage was tamping dynamite with
a long steel rod when the dynamite exploded propelling the rod through
his skull. The label explains that Mr. Gage recovered completely except
for his new predisposition to swear frequently. This is a much viewed
exhibit and people typically read the whole label. You may have seen Mr.
Gage's skull in Discover or some other scientific popular magazine.
On Thu, 24 Aug 1995, Beatrice Matkovic wrote:
> About four years ago the Lawrence Hall of Science outside of San
> Francisco, California had an interesting exhibit about the brain. I'm
> not sure if it's still there. I just tried looking it up on the World
> Wide Web, but it doesn't seem to have a page. Good luck!
>
> Beatrice Matkovic
> Exhibit Designer
> National Air and Space Museum
> Washington, DC
> [log in to unmask]
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