State of Mind Exhibition

The exhibit focused on the brain, it looked into cognitive functions such as memory or decision making. One of the key aspects the exhibit questioned, was how conscious were humans.Under anaesthetic, patients were able to still be concious but become numbed in a specific location. This stood out to me as it made me question what other parts of the brain could we numb, such as the part that deals with emotions. 

Another section which looked into the mind was of this woman who awoke from a coma to be left with a severe case of amnesia. She described her memory like a tree with broken branches, they just stopped. This could also be seen as a metaphor for modern mankind and their connection with the earth, the increase of feeling disconnected to our environment. Like that woman she felt a loss of self, in turn she did not have the same bonds with the people she knew before the accident. This made me think of the modern age and a loss of community spirit that used to be more obvious, before technology rose.