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Navigating in a connected world

Alex Lee ponders the promising ideas, stalled projects and pricey gadgets that aim to help visually impaired people get out and about. But it seems that an actual human could be the essential ingredient.

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Care, creativity and a connected world

Find out about the challenges Wellcome Collection has faced during the last very demanding year.

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Finding consolation in social isolation

Feeling isolated and anxious during the lockdowns of the last year, Tanya Perdikou found solace in reconnecting to her past and reaching out to neighbours in the present.

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The power of unicorns

Discover the unlikely connection between pharmaceuticals and unicorns.

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  • Connections in the visual system
  • Connections in the visual system
  • Fibre connections of basal ganglia and spinal cord
  • Synaptic connection in rat cerebellar cortex
  • Madonna and Child. No medical connection.
  • Our Lady of the Scapular. No medical connection.
  • Neuronal migration is an artwork depicting many very young neurons that have been produced in the neuroepithelium migrating to their appropriate destinations in the brain. This image highlights the future of neuroscience showing different classes of cells colour coded. There is no available technique to do this now, but it is not far off considering the advances that have been made with brainbow mice. The brainbow technique allows for different cell types to be tagged with fluorescent proteins to track their development and connections with other cells.
  • Montage of photographs in connection with the Bubonic plague
  • Band of Help in connection with the Birmingham & District Cripples Union.
  • Our Lady, represented as in teh Murillo painting. No known connection with medicine.
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Walking with Ghosts

Henry Wellcome Auditorium
Past
  • Speech-to-text
  • Workshop

Sounds Like London

The Forum
Past
  • Wheelchair friendly
  • Relaxed
  • Festival

Reaching Out

Online | In our building
Available to watch

Part of Feeling Our Way

  • Relaxed
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