Neural Tide is an immersive installation that examines panic as both a physiological signal and a shared affective state. Visual stimuli elicit varying intensities of response, while participants’ brainwave data are recorded and compared in real-time. Rather than diagnose, the work constructs a neural archive of alignment and deviation—inviting reflection on how instability moves through bodies, not only as private disruption but as a patterned, collective resonance.

Neural Tide / Yuxiao Wu, Chaoran Wu, Yucong Zhang, DIV Lab, ShanghaiTech University - Photo: Yuxiao Wu, Chaoran Wu, Yucong Zhang
Exhibit
Neural Tide
Yuxiao Wu (CN), Chaoran Wu (CN), Yucong Zhang (CN), DIV Lab, ShanghaiTech University (CN)
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