Pain is a complex experience involving biological, psychological and social influences. How do the body and mind work together to make us feel pain?

This exhibit also uses lighting effects that may trigger a photosensitive reaction. An element of the exhibit emits an electric shock which may interfere with implanted electrical devices such as pacemakers, all types of defibrillators, deep brain or spinal cord stimulators. Warning: This exhibit explores perceptions of pain and may cause discomfort for some people. The exhibit uses different technologies to give you a series of experiences, each providing a ‘window’ into pain research. and Professor Lorimer Moseley and Dr Tasha Stanton from the University of South Australia, Feeling Human is a place where stories of pain are told, provoked, stimulated, simulated, and made three dimensional. Welcome to a dark, sensory world where stories of pain come to life…įeeling Human is an immersive, multi-sensory exhibit that invites you to consider – and experience first hand – how the body and mind work together to make us feel pain.Ī collaboration between MOD.